- Reference: 2021/0400
- Question by: David Kurten
- Meeting date: 25 February 2021
The Government’s Equalities Office ‘Unconscious bias and diversity training – what the evidence says’ report published 15 December 2020, concluded that there: “is currently no evidence that this training changes behaviour in the long term or improves workplace equality in terms of representation of women, ethnic minorities or other minority groups”. It also states that there is emerging evidence of unintended negative consequences. As a result, it is being phased out in the Civil Service 1 . Given this damning conclusion, will you instruct City Hall, Metropolitan Police Service, London Fire Brigade and Transport for London to cease all unconscious...