The diversity of our staff

Diversity data headlines

• Total number of employees is 2294 (as of 1 March 2023).
• Increased our staff diversity declaration rates to 94% in March 2023 from 91% in March 2022 (We count those completing 4 fields in people hub as a declaration).
• Directorate staff diversity data declaration rates range from 93 to 98%.
• Part Time Full Time split: 83% of our staff are full-time and 17% part-time.
• Sex at Birth: 60% of our staff are male and 40% female at birth (HMRC data).
• Gender identity: 52% of our staff identify as male, 37.1% as female, 6.3% prefer not to say or declare another gender identity, and 4.6% are unknown.
• Religion or belief: 53.7% of our staff have no religion, 25.5% are Christian, 13.5% prefer not to say, 2.4% are other religion or belief, and 5% are unknown.
• Race/Ethnicity: 84.3% of our staff are white, 6% prefer not to say, 5.3% are minority ethnicities, and 4.4% are unknown.
• Sexual orientation: 76.5% of are staff identify as straight/heterosexual, 13.1% prefer not to say, 5.6% are LGBQA+ and 4.9% are unknown.
• Our 2022 People Survey indicated that 19.8% of staff had a health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more, with a further 7.4% preferring not to say. The Office of National Statistics indicates that 22% of the working-age population are classed as disabled and that 35% of the working-age population report having a long-term health condition. (Source: The employment of disabled people 2022 – Office of National Statistics)
• The largest grouping of conditions relates to mental health conditions or illness. This is supported by our employee relations data.
• In any year we have around 12% of female staff on maternity leave.
• Inclusion and Fair Treatment theme score in the Civil Service People Survey remains at 83% which is 2% above the Civil Service wide average.

 

Diversity Data for 2022-23

We are showing our data over a three-year period which shows the impact the ED&I strategy, team and actions have had since March 2021. As of the 1 March 2023, 94% of staff had shared their diversity data.

The data uses headcount and includes:

• Staff
• Apprentices
• Trainees and Placements
• Sponsored Workers – Other
• Sponsored Workers – Tier 2

Sex

HMRC  Gender field	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
Male	62.8%	61.7%	60.0%	49%
Female	37.2%	38.3%	40.0%	51%

Gender Identity - self reported

Gender Field	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
Male	41.4%	52.0%	52.0%	unknown
Female	28.2%	34.9%	37.1%	unknown
I identify in another way or prefer not to say	3.3%	7.1%	6.3%	6.3%#
Blank/unknown	27.1%	6.0%	6.3%	unknown

# 6% undisclosed has been viewed as prefer not to say.

Ethnicity

Ethnicity (grouped)	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
White ++	64.9%	81.6%	84.3%	81.7%
Prefer not to say	28.9%	8.5%	6.0%	Not applicable
Blank	3.4%	6%	5.3%	Not applicable
Other Ethnic Minority Groups* ++

*This includes Mixed /Multiple Ethnic Groups, Asian/Asian British; Black/African/ Caribbean/Black British/Other ethnic group.”

++ We are working to address ED&I fields in April to align to ONS best practice.

Sexual orientation

Sexual Orientation (grouped)	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
Heterosexual/Straight	59.3%	74.3%	76.5%	89.4%
Prefer not to say	29.0%	12.2%	13.1%	Not applicable
LGBQA+*	4.1%	4.9%	5.6%	3.2%
Blank	7.6%	8.6%	4.9%	7.5%

* This includes Bisexual/Pansexual, Gay/Lesbian, other Sexual Orientation.

Long term health condition/disablity

Disability	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
Yes	4.3%	5.0%	10.2%	17.8%
No	95.7%	95.0%	89.8%	82.2%

Age

Age Bands	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)
25 and under	5%	6%	6%
26-34	25%	25%	23%
35-44	27%	27%	29%
45-54	26%	25%	25%
55-64	15%	16%	16%
65 and over	1%	1%	2%

[Note the Civil Service age comparison data does not align with our bandings but can be found here: Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)]

Religion or Belief

Religion or Belief	1 March 2021 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2022 Proportion of staff (%)	1 March 2023 Proportion of staff (%)	England & Wales comparator ONS Census 2021
No religion	38.9%	50.2%	53.7%	37.2%
Christian	20.5%	25.5%	25.5%	46.2%
Prefer not to say	9.2%	13.5%	13.5%	Not applicable
Blank	29.4%	8.6%	5.0%	6.0%
Other	1.9%	2.3%	2.4%	10.6%

Further work to do on our data

We know there is much more we can do with our staff data including:

• Improving our diversity data, so encouraging employees to feel confident about sharing their data rather than prefer not to say.
• Being able to track the proportion of staff who have workplace adjustments, our new guidance and processes being developed should help with this.
• Publishing data on staff accessing learning and development opportunities.