Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish the metrics which are being used in its audit of public services to reveal racial disparities.

The purpose of the Race Disparity Audit is to reveal, for the first time, comprehensive information on the disparate outcomes people of different racial groups experience when accessing public services. We will make public the outcome of the Audit clearly and openly for every citizen in Summer 2017. This will include clear and accessible data on a digital platform, following extensive data assurance and user testing. The methodology followed will be published on the platform.

A dedicated unit to undertake the Audit was established jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2016. The unit currently has 11 full-time equivalent staff, though it is supported by staff in every Government department and by the Office for National Statistics.