Question follow-through · 38902

Department for Education: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any procurement contracts awarded by her Department have included mandatory commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion training since 5 July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any procurement contracts awarded by her Department have included mandatory commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion training since 5 July 2024.

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    In accordance with government commercial policy, the department uses centrally maintained frameworks provided by Crown Commercial Service and otherwise uses the suite of standard contracts maintained by Cabinet Office, for the majority of contracts. These...

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