England Scraps ‘Unconscious Bias’ Training for Civil Servants
The training known as “unconscious bias” training that has been in place for civil servants in England since 2016 is not fit for purpose and has been scrapped, the government announced on Tuesday.
The training, which is supposed to combat allegedly internalised prejudice, that people are then unaware of in themselves, is widely used in the workplace, but there is no evidence that it works, Equalities Minister Julia Lopez said in a statement on Tuesday.
She said the government is “determined to eliminate discrimination in the workplace,” but that it must make sure “policy and advice on equality is evidence-based and is delivered in a way that means we can respond quickly to new insights.”