Recruitment: Equality
Commons · Question 54408 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department's policy is on the Rooney Rule when drawing up shortlists for employing staff.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 6 Jun 2025
The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) is aware of what has come to be known as the Rooney Rule, but this is a US initiative and we have not adopted a policy on it. As both employer and custodian of the policy as set out in the Equality Act 2010 (T...