Recruitment and retention of British Muslims.
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15 February 2022
Dear
ATISN 15978
Thank you for your request which I received on 18 January 2022. You asked:
- How many British Muslim employees have you recruited? Please provide figures for every year since 2010.
The table below details the new starters in each year, both temporary and permanent, and the number of those that expressed a particular belief. Please note that in each year a significant number of those recruited did not specify a particular belief, ranging from 13% to 36% depending on the year in question. There may, therefore, be significantly more Muslim employees than are recorded officially.
|
Period |
Total recruited |
Total who expressed a belief |
Of total who expressed a belief, those who specified Islam |
Those who chose 'Prefer Not To Say' |
Not Declared |
|
2010 |
409 |
262 |
2 |
73 |
74 |
|
2011 |
272 |
198 |
2 |
48 |
26 |
|
2012 |
500 |
360 |
2 |
59 |
81 |
|
2013 |
536 |
393 |
3 |
66 |
77 |
|
2014 |
404 |
317 |
3 |
44 |
43 |
|
2015 |
170 |
134 |
3 |
16 |
20 |
|
2016 |
162 |
129 |
0 |
18 |
15 |
|
2017 |
205 |
178 |
2 |
20 |
7 |
|
2018 |
245 |
193 |
3 |
27 |
25 |
|
2019 |
497 |
392 |
6 |
67 |
38 |
|
2020 |
484 |
404 |
7 |
42 |
38 |
|
2021 |
579 |
479 |
11 |
48 |
52 |
- What is the average length of service?
The average length of service for those who declared a religion or belief as Islam was 1,000 days.
- How many British Muslims have you employed in communications/media roles since 2010?
Since 2010, there have been 4 staff who declared themselves as Muslim who initially started in roles defined as communications/media.
If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response. Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s Freedom of Information Officer at:
Information Rights Unit
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
or e-mail: Freedom.ofinformation@gov.wales
Please remember to quote the ATISN reference number above.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.
Yours sincerely