The proportion of the workforce with disabilities in the civil service is 4% compared to 8.6% in the economically active population. This means people with disabilities are under-represented in the sector. In the Civil Service, people with disabilities are underrepresented in all the home nations and regions.

23.2% of employees with disabilities earned over £20,000 compared with 30.2% of non-disabled staff, reflecting their distribution at different responsibility levels.

1.7% of Senior Civil Servants have disabilities.

Source: ORC International 2001 and CGNTO 2001a