Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Written Evidence


Questionnaire by Trade and Industry Committee to all Departments of State on implementation of the gender equality duty

  1.  What practical measures have you taken to implement the duty in relation to the employees of your Department? Have you undertaken an equal pay audit, or another survey to detect any barriers to the full participation of women in your workforce? What have you done to address under-representation of women in specific grades or types of post?

  2.  Have you reviewed the policies and administrative procedures of your Department for gender bias? What action have you taken to correct any such bias?

  3.  Have your procurement policies and practices been changed to take account of the gender equality duty? How do they reflect this duty?

  4.  Generally, are there any differences in your approach to implementing the gender equality duty from your approach to implementing the race equality duty?





 
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