Treasury Ditched Numeracy Test to Increase Diversity Hires
1st July 2026
The Treasury has removed a numeracy test from its graduate scheme to boost diversity.
What kind of ‘graduates’ find numeracy a barrier?
The government department quietly scrapped the numerical reasoning test from its application process in 2020 owing “to evidence of the test having an adverse impact on candidate diversity”.
I guess diversity is more desired than, say, core competency.
The measure, uncovered by the Spectator magazine, has been described as “insane” and “through the looking glass” by critics.
Well, duh.