Consultation outcome

Establishing common measures of socio-economic background

• From: Cabinet Office and Civil Service
• Published: 26 May 2016
• Last updated: 19 March 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Measuring socio-economic background in your workforce: recommended measures for use by employers

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Detail of outcome

The government has published recommendations on how employers can measure socio-economic background in their workforce. The recommendations have been developed in consultation with private-sector employers and experts.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on developing common measures for employers on the socio-economic backgrounds of their workforce and applicants.

This consultation ran from
26 May 2016 to 11:59pm on 24 June 2016

Consultation description

In March this year, our Talent Action Plan 2016 set out the government’s commitment, working with employers and other interested sectors, to develop a new set of measures to enable employers to understand the socio-economic backgrounds of their workforces and applicant pools. This work is part of the broader strategy to improve social mobility in the Civil Service.

This engagement exercise seeks views to inform the development of a recommended set of socio-economic backgrounds (SEB) measures, for employers to measure socio-economic diversity of their workforce and applicants.

Cabinet Office is leading the engagement working with the Bridge Group, an independent charity specialising in social mobility. We are also getting advice from employers recognised as Champions in the Social Mobility Business Compact, the BIS Compact team, the Social Mobility Commission, organisations specialising in social mobility, academics, and supporting employers.

Please download the response form and email to SEBmeasures@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Documents

Engagement document: developing a common set of measures for employers on the socio-economic backgrounds of their workforce and applicants

PDF, 549 KB, 27 pages

Response form

MS Word Document, 211 KB

Published 26 May 2016
Last updated 19 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 19 March 2019

   Added consultation outcome.

2. 26 May 2016

   First published.