Office for Tackling Injustices

The Office for Tackling Injustices (OfTI) is a UK government body created on 12 July 2019[1] by Prime Minister Theresa May that works independently to encourage future governments to focus on addressing inequalities in society.[2] The body collects evidence on disparities in areas including socio-economic background, ethnicity, gender, disability and sexual orientation.[3] Its role is limited to collecting and publishing data, and it does not make any policy recommendations,[4][5] leading it to criticism for duplicating data-gathering functions already performed by bodies such as the Office for National Statistics.[6] The Guardian described the OfTI as a way for May to secure a legacy before a new leader was elected by the Conservative Party membership.[7]

In March 2020, The Observer reported that the organisation had not convened or submitted a budget since its inception, with one unidentified participant stating "(it) doesn’t exist – it is never going to exist. It has been thrown into the long grass... People involved in it have never even been told what the plan was. They have heard nothing."[8]

References
  1. "Office for Tackling Injustices: 15 Jul 2019: Hansard Written Answers". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "Office for Tackling Injustices :Written statement - HCWS1723". www.parliament.uk. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. "Theresa May announces body to tackle social injustice". BBC News. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. Kentish, Benjamin (12 July 2019). "Theresa May announces new 'Office for Tackling Injustices' as part of her legacy plan". The Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "The new Office for Tackling Injustices needs "a clear remit to avoid duplication"- EHRC". PoliticsHome. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. Hill, Henry (13 July 2019). "The next Prime Minister should scrap the Office for Tackling Injustices". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. Mason, Rowena; Stewart, Heather (10 July 2019). "Social justice, not Brexit – Theresa May races to secure legacy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. Savage, Michael (21 March 2020). "Theresa May's social injustice office 'doesn't exist – and never will'". The Guardian.


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