Overview

UKTV is committed to ensuring that all our original content accurately reflects the diverse society of the UK, and we ask producers to work with us to elevate under-represented groups both on-screen and off-screen.

It is mandatory for all UKTV productions to commit to achieving the following representation both on-screen and off-screen:

• at least 20% of people from ethnically diverse backgrounds
• at least 15% of people who are Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent (DDN)
• at least 25% Social Economic Diversity – this will be captured via TEP (The Everyone Project) once it is launched in late September.

These commitments should be considered separately, and producers should be aware that individuals may appear in and belong to both groups.

UKTV asks producers to aim for diverse representation across all areas of production, including in senior roles where fair representation has traditionally lagged behind.

Prior to greenlight, the UKTV commissioner and production executive will meet the producers to discuss how to maximise and share initiatives that can support diversity on and off-screen.

To help meet these diversity and inclusivity commitments, UKTV runs its All Voices Initiative which helps producers find staff from under-represented groups.

UKTV is a supporter of The TV Access Project, and we ask our producers to engage with TAP’s important work improving representation of the DDN community in the television industry. We adopt TAP’s 5As as a vital guide in how best to include Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people in all aspects of TV production. We ask that our producers do the same.

UKTV also offers the opportunity to apply for financial assistance – the Production Access Fund – to help remove financial barriers to hiring people with access requirements.

We are a Diamond Broadcaster, full and committed supporters of the Creative Diversity Network’s Diamond system which monitors diversity in television.

Please also see UKTV’s Respect at Work guidelines.

Production Access Fund

UKTV is committed to improving representation of Deaf, Disabled and Neurodiverse people, on- and off-screen and will fund necessary access costs on productions not covered by Access to Work, over and above the production budget. 

UKTV’s All Voices Initiatives

To support our production partners deliver on UKTV's diversity commitments, we require all productions to engage with our All Voices Initiative - a partnership with talent-finding experts, Talented People.

TV Access Project (TAP)

The TV Access Project (TAP) is an alliance of the UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers who have pledged to work together to create a substantive and permanent structural shift which will ensure access provision for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent. 

TV Access Project (TAP)

TAP Toolkit

This Toolkit is a thorough resource, developed in partnership with TAP members, specifically aimed at production. The toolkit is designed to guide production in hiring, implementing reasonable adjustments, and making spaces and locations accessible, ensuring an inclusive work environment. The Toolkit is available to all production companies via the Pact website - click here to access it.

The TV Access Project: Employment Resources

The Employment Resources established by the TV Access Project offer comprehensive guidelines to assist workers, advocates, and employers in understanding and applying disability rights throughout key stages of employment - click here to access it.

TAP Training

The TV Access Project offers courses for all levels of experience and areas of expertise - you can find out more about the courses available here.

TAP Audit Checklist

We ask we ask producers to commit to using studio and post facilities that have completed TAP’s Audit checklist.
For further information, please check the link.

TAP has also developed a set of guidelines, known as the 5 As, designed to help productions include Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent both in front of and behind the camera.

The 5As

You can learn more about the 5As via this link, or via the dropdown menus below.

UKTV is a Diamond Broadcaster

UKTV, along with other UK broadcasters, is part of Diamond - the diversity monitoring initiative set up by the Creative Diversity Network to track the diversity of individuals participating in productions both on-screen and off-screen in the United Kingdom. 

Diamond gives us a clear picture of the people working across the UK television industry so we can support a fairer and more inclusive sector for everyone.

The UK television industry is made up of thousands of people across different roles, locations, experiences, and backgrounds. To support it properly, we need to understand who is working in the industry, who is getting opportunities and where gaps and barriers to participation exist.

Diamond provides a trusted, industry-wide view on representation. Empowering better decisions on skills, interventions, funding and development, all of which help build a more open, inclusive sector.

The Diamond survey asks questions about you and your work. Participation is voluntary, and you can answer as many or as few questions as you like. The survey takes around five minutes and, once you’ve completed it the first time, you can link it to future projects without having to fill it in again .

No individual responses are visible, and no one will know which answers are yours. Everyone’s answers are brought together to show the bigger industry picture. When we all play our part, we can make an impact.

The more people who get involved, the clearer picture we all have about our industry.

Please note: From September 2026, Diamond is migrating from Silvermouse to The Everyone Project (TEP); this means that all diversity information should be completed via TEP. Please speak to the relevant member of UKTV's Production Management team if you need more information.

You can also find more information about the launch of TEP , read the latest Diamond report and learn how we use the data via the Diamond hub.

To learn more about The Everyone Project, you can join a drop-in session or webinar here.

See below for the Diamond’s survey results for all Broadcasters - 2024 & 2025.

Diamond Results - 2024/2025 for all Broadcasters

Respect at work

UKTV does not tolerate any form of bullying, harassment and/or victimisation. We are committed to providing a working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and action is taken against inappropriate behaviour.