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The data in the table relates to staff in core Defra only.<\/p>
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Financial year<\/p><\/td> | Percentage of staff who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings who have not declared their ethnicity<\/p><\/td> | Percentage of staff who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings who have declared themselves to be white British<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
2009-10<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
2010-11<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
2011-12<\/p><\/td> | 100%<\/p><\/td> | 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
2012-13<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
2013-14<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td> | No dismissals<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Employees declare their ethnicity and national identity on a voluntary basis.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Rogerson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Cornwall"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dan Rogerson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-17T14:41:58.1322747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Disciplinary Proceedings"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Washington and Sunderland West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} ], "uin" : "199905"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60922", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60922/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> Core Defra follows Cabinet Office advice in meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), which is part of the Equality Act 2010, when considering bids for commercial contracts or grants.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> As part of our evaluation criteria we ask each bidder to provide evidence of their equality and diversity policy or an equivalent document which demonstrates their organisation's commitment to equality and diversity and which is compliant with the relevant legislation.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> We ask each bidder to describe the steps they have taken to:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · monitor equality and diversity performance;<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · implement training programmes for raising awareness;<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · ensure staff and sub-contractors working on the contract comply appropriately with the relevant legislation;<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · address cases of discrimination and other breaches and set out measures for preventing recurrences; and<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · give the Department full confidence in their organisation's approach to equality and diversity.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A score is allocated to the bidder's response to these questions which forms part of the overall technical evaluation of the bid.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Rogerson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Cornwall"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dan Rogerson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-16T14:53:32.300692Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Equal Opportunities"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Washington and Sunderland West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} ], "uin" : "199948"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60923", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60923/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The Civil Service has a longstanding commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and ensuring that the Civil Service is representative of the society it serves. Central to this is the principle of appointment on merit which is the foundation of Civil Service recruitment and enshrined in law.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Core Defra does not have numerical targets for increasing our workforce diversity. However, Defra's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2013-15 contains a clear goal for Defra to become a diverse and inclusive Department \u2018that can attract and retain talented people from the widest range of backgrounds and offer all our employees equality of opportunity to progress and achieve their potential on merit.'<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Defra is also committed to reviewing our Equality Objectives and monitoring our performance against them and further information is provided in our Workforce Monitoring Report here:<\/p> <\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/about/equality-and-diversity<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Defra's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy is underpinned by an action plan, with good progress made in the first year, including:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60924/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The data in the table relates to staff in core Defra only.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Percentage of staff subject to formal disciplinary proceedings who have not declared their ethnicity<\/p><\/td> Percentage of staff subject to formal disciplinary proceedings who have declared themselves to be white British<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> 33%<\/p><\/td> 67%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 75%<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> 33%<\/p><\/td> 67%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> 17%<\/p><\/td> 67%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 67%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Employees declare their ethnicity and national identity on a voluntary basis.<\/p>"}
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