MOJ public appointments diversity and outreach strategy
A new strategy for improving diversity, fairness and transparency in public appointments through strengthened outreach, recruitment processes and data-driven decision making.
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The Ministry of Justice public appointments diversity and outreach strategy 2026 to 2028 sets out how we will improve diversity across the public appointments process. It supports the government’s wider ambition for public appointees to better reflect the society they serve and focuses on improving representation across sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background and region.
The strategy adopts an end-to-end approach, strengthening outreach, campaign planning, recruitment and onboarding, while improving the use of data to identify and address barriers to participation. It also introduces clearer governance and accountability arrangements to support fair, transparent and merit-based appointments.
At the Ministry of Justice, we are committed to ensuring that public appointments better reflect the society we serve. Diverse perspectives and experiences strengthen leadership, improve decision-making and help build confidence in our public bodies and the justice system more broadly. Increasing the range of people who can see themselves in these roles is a priority, and this strategy sets out the practical steps we will take to widen access, improve fairness and support a more representative public appointments system across the MOJ.
The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister