Question follow-through · 89472

Civil Service: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82677 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity will provide guidance on staff diversity networks to the wider public sec

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82677 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity will provide guidance on staff diversity networks to the wider public sec

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Civil Service does not have responsibility for staff networks in other public sector organisations and therefore does not issue any such guidance.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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