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British Government To Scrap ‘Unconscious Bias Training’; No Evidence It Works

Ashe Schow
British Government To Scrap ‘Unconscious Bias Training’; No Evidence It Works
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The British government will no longer require civil servants to go through “unconscious bias training,” claiming there’s no evidence to suggest such training works and may even have harmful effects.

The BBC reported Tuesday that Cabinet Officer minister Julia Lopez wrote a ministerial statement that said “unconscious bias training does not achieve its intended aims. It will therefore be phased out in the civil service.”

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