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<p>The total pay bill for (a) male and (b) female employees in my Department in 2015-16
and the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman in that year is
shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Paybill
(£m)</p></td><td><p>Per Capita (£K)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£70.9m</p></td><td><p>£43.0K</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£59.3m</p></td><td><p>£35.8K</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In
October 2015, the Prime Minister announced that new gender pay gap reporting measures
being introduced across the private and voluntary sector from April 2017 would be
extended to also apply across the public sector. We are actively working to ensure
the gender pay gap data we report in future fully mirrors these new requirements.</p><p>The
new gender pay gap reporting measures being introduced across the public, private
and voluntary sectors from April 2017 will require departments to publish a number
of new forms of data, aside from the mean and median gender pay gap which they currently
report.</p><p>The Civil Service has a comprehensive plan to become the most inclusive
employer in the UK. This is called the Talent Action Plan and was refreshed in March
2016. The plan commits the Civil Service to a number of actions with the aim of removing
barriers faced by underrepresented groups, including women, from succeeding. The plan
sets out the ambition under key themes which includes recruitment and selection, talent
and progression, inclusive culture and social mobility.</p><p>As part of the Talent
Action Plan the commitments we are taking forward include a critical talent review.
We have already introduced shared parental leave across the Civil Service and a new
online job share portal to help people identify job share opportunities across the
organisation. We have also reviewed our approach to maternity leave and returning
to work.</p>
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