Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability
(asked on 23rd February 2023) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and how many and what proportion of candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under that scheme where (a) interviewed and (b) laterally transferred in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
DCMS does run a Disability Confident Scheme, which is applied to all advertised vacancies in the department. Any applicant with a disability is able to make an application under the scheme.
| 2021 # | 2021 % | 2022 # | 2022 % |
Applicants applying on level transfer under the DCS who were interviewed | 9 | 3.93% | 35 | 14.23% |
Applicants applying on level transfer under the DCS who were laterally transferred/posted | 1 | 1.45% | 5 | 7.58% |
To note on figures:
Figures include vacancies that were advertised internally to DCMS, and across government - as this is the only way to identify those applying on level transfer.
Figures relate to DCMS pre recent Machinery of Government changes.
Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total number of applicants (i.e. those with a disability, those without a disability, and those who preferred not to disclose).