Inequality in recruitment outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic staff within the Care Quality Commission - a report for the CQC on their causes and steps to be considered to remedy them

The CQC sets itself high standards on equality, diversity and inclusion. It sets standards on those issues in the course of its inspections of services, and these include a recognition that the treatment of staff impacts on the care of patients. It became clear from the CQC 2016-17 workforce and staff survey data that the CQC was falling short of the standards it had set itself in respect of some aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly in respect of the recruitment, career progression and development of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff.