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At least 500 civil servants are employed across Government to police and develop diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies, The Telegraph can reveal.

A new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy launched by the Law Society yesterday aims to build a more diverse, open and inclusive profession.

Announcing the strategy, Society president Mark Evans said despite progress, ‘inequality and bias continue to shape career paths’.

Less than half of the British public think diversity is strength, a survey has found.

The National Centre for Social Research found 49 per cent of the British public feel that diversity strengthens society, compared to 64 per cent of Americans.

People in the UK are also more likely to have tougher attitudes on immigration, according to the research based on a survey of 2,000 people.

Channel 4 Sales today announces the five brands shortlisted to win one million pounds of commercial airtime via the Diversity in Advertising Award. This year marks the tenth year of the edition, and will focus once more on the brief, Inclusive by Design.