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<p>Higher education institutions are independent and responsible for decisions about
who they employ. Universities, like every employer, must ensure they meet their obligations
under the Equality Act 2010. Through the Race Disparity Audit, my right hon. Friend,
the Prime Minister set out her expectation that more must be done to create a workforce
that is representative of British society today. On 1 February, the government launched
measures to drive change in tackling inequalities between ethnic groups in higher
education.</p><p>Equality and Diversity in higher education is a priority for government
and the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS will use Access and Participation Plans
to hold higher education providers to account for disparities in access and attainment
of black and ethnic minority students.</p><p>This year, for the first time, registered
higher education providers will be required to publish data on measures including
attainment broken down by ethnicity, gender and socio-economic groups. This will increase
transparency on attainment gaps for ethnic minority students, shining a light on those
providers that are not performing well.</p><p> </p>
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