Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 54408

Recruitment: Equality

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department's policy is on the Rooney Rule when drawing up shortlists for employing staff.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) is aware of what has come to be known as the Rooney Rule, but this is a US initiative and we have not adopted a policy on it. As both employer and custodian of the policy as set out in the Equality Act 2010 (T...

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