United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 59685
Department for Work and Pensions: Sikhs
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12 June 2025
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20 June 2025 · Answer
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20 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
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12 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
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20 June 2025
Answer
DWP staff are not required to disclose details of any religion, however, the information can be voluntarily provided and based on those responses, DWP as of May 2025 has 1207 employees that have declared as being Sikh (paid staff only). This level of data...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-12/59685
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1812422
- uk · wq-1812422 · source updated 20 June 2025