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Ministry of Justice: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Department welcomes job applications from everyone, irrespective of background, identity, experience, or circumstance, and particularly those underrepresented in our workforce.The Ministry of Justice as a whole does not have diversity staff recruitmen...

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