You asked
I note you collect 'Diversity monitoring' information on job applicants.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the total number of applicants disaggregated by the sex of the applicant for the past calendar year, financial year or the most recent twelve-month period, whichever is most convenient to you.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Please find, in the following table, the information you have sought in your Freedom of Information Request.
The cross Civil Service Applicant Tracking system linked to Civil Service Jobs does not collect information on sex as part of diversity monitoring. However, it does collect information on gender and, as you have asked for us to interpret your request as widely as possible, we have provided the requested information by gender.
Data has been provided for recruitment campaigns that closed for applications between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 inclusive, covering a full 12-month period as requested.
Data has been provided for all recruitment activity managed by ONS – including recruitment for the UK Statistics Authority, and recruitment for other Government Departments across the Government Statistical Service.
The data we hold for campaigns closing for applications between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 is:
| Female | Female | Male | Male | Prefer not to disclose | Prefer not to disclose | Prefer to self-describe | Prefer to self-describe | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Submitted applications for campaigns closing between 1 January and 31 December 2020 | 15,428 | 46.42% | 16,824 | 50.62% | 880 | 2.65% | 104 | 0.31% | 33,236 |