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FOI2026/00638: UKRI EDI Expenditure

Some or all of the information requested was not provided because we determined that the cost to do so would exceed the appropriate limit.

Case reference FOI2026/00638

Received 27 July 2026

Published 2 November 2026

Request

Request Received: 27 July 2026

Please provide the total amount UKRI has spent on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), equality, diversity and inclusion, and related activities for each of the last five financial years, broken down by year.

Please include, where held:

staff costs

training

consultancy

external contracts

campaigns, events, and publications

grants or programme spending specifically designated for DEI-related work.

If possible, please also provide any internal budgets, spending lines, or programme names used to classify this expenditure.

Response

Response Sent: 23 September 2026

Full details of this response are available in the attached document.

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