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About the Civil Service

How does the DCN work?

The DCN was launched on 15 July 2004, and meets four times a year.

By engaging their departmental Boards and HR teams, members work to embed equality and diversity within departmental business, planning and processes. They report back to the Network at each meeting. Once a year, the Civil Service Diversity Champion will report to the Civil Service Management Board, on behalf of the whole Network.

Individual work on priority areas is taken forward by sub-groups of the DCN, chaired by Network members and supported by the Cabinet Office. The sub-groups meet regularly between the quarterly Network meetings, and report progress on their work to the Civil Service Diversity Champion and the DCN.

• Read more about the DCN sub-groups.