Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anonymising job applications in tackling discrimination in the jobs market.

Priti Patel

The department has made no specific assessment of the effectiveness of anonymising job applications in tackling discrimination in the jobs market.

Early discussions are currently taking place between DWP and large employers through employer roundtables about the scope for reforming recruitment policy through anonymised applications.