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Prime Minister David Cameron announced the plans at a Downing Street roundtable on 26 October, with organisations including UCAS, the BBC, the NHS and a number of private sector businesses also signing up to the pledge.
The move follows Cameron’s speech at the Conservative conference earlier this month, where he outlined his aims to end discrimination, citing research that found people with ‘white-sounding’ names were nearly twice as likely to get call-backs for jobs compared to those with ‘ethnic-sounding’ names.
Announcing the plans, Cameron said: “I said in my conference speech that I want us to end discrimination and finish the fight for real equality in our country today. Today we are delivering on that commitment and extending opportunity to all.
“If you’ve got the grades, the skills and the determination this government will ensure that you can succeed.”
Chief Executive Officer of the civil service, John Manzoni, who was a member of the roundtable, said: “I’m delighted to expand the civil service’s use of name-blind applications – not just for all graduate and apprenticeship level roles, but for many other external applications too.
“It’s vital that the civil service takes a lead on this, and I’m confident that this important step will help us build an organisation that is even more talented, diverse and effective than it is today.”
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