Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 182119
Cabinet Office: Training
Tabled: 21 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.
Answer
The Cabinet Office do not hold a central departmental record of all training and associated spend, including that relating to diversity and inclusion (D&I) training in 2022.
In January 2020, following an internal review that showed unconscious bias training does not achieve its intended aims, it has been phased out in the Civil Service. We encourage other public sector employers to do likewise.