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Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy demonstrates the GOC’s commitment to fairness, respect and inclusion. It covers all aspects of employment, including recruitment, development, promotion and retention, and applies to those who work with or interact with the GOC such as employees, contractors, members, suppliers and visitors.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) annual report for the year ending March 2025 sets out our progress over the past twelve months to strengthen fairness, accessibility and public confidence in how we regulate the optical sector. It highlights how our EDI work is supporting fairer outcomes, inclusive access to eyecare and effective, trusted regulation.

The GOC's Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion strategy for 2025-30, which sets out our approach to be an inclusive, trusted and fair regulator.

Annual EDI Report for 2022-2023, which highlights our key achievements in our EDI work, and describes our EDI data, which we collect and publish annually.

Annual EDI Report for 2022-2023, which highlights our key achievements in our EDI work, and describes our EDI data, which we collect and publish annually.

Results of the GOC gender pay gap assessment carried out using snapshot data as of 5 April 2022. 

This report focuses on our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) activity related to registrants, staff and members by outlining our approach to EDI, including activities we have undertaken over 2021/22 to fulfil our commitments to the Equality Act 2010 for the year ended 31 March 2022.

This paper summarises the results of our gender pay gap assessment carried out using snapshot data as at 5 April 2021.

The EDI monitoring report provides statistics on our registrants, staff, and members, as well as statistics around our fitness to practise cases.

This paper summarises the results of the gender pay gap assessment carried out using snapshot data as at 5th April 2020 for the GOC.

The EDI monitoring report provides statistics on our registrants, staff, and members, as well as statistics around our fitness to practise cases.

This paper summarises the results of the gender pay gap assessment carried out using snapshot data as at 5th April 2019 for the GOC.

The EDI monitoring report provides statistics on our registrants, staff, and members, as well as statistics around our fitness to practise cases. It outlines our approach to EDI and how we meet our EDI objectives under the Equality Act.

The EDI monitoring report provides statistics on our registrants, staff, and members, as well as statistics around our fitness to practise cases. It outlines our approach to EDI and how we meet our EDI objectives under the Equality Act.