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Department for Education: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59681 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 27 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 27 Jun 2025

According to the latest published Civil Service Statistics, as at 31 March 2024, 140 staff in the department, including associated executive agencies, recorded their religion as Sikh. These figures are published in Table A3 of the Civil Service Statistics...