GETTY The data has thrown up a particularly “shocking” situation for Pakistani women

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The Cabinet Office findings, revealed in the UK’s first disparity audit to be published in full on Tuesday, aims to highlight how people from different backgrounds are treated regarding their access to healthcare, employment and education. And the data has thrown up a particularly “shocking” situation for Pakistani women. The findings also appear on the same day as the publication of an independent report which will show that the poorest Asian families are the biggest losers from the tax and benefit changes. A source close to the Cabinet Office told The Sunday Times: “Other communities have integrated very well, but the audit shows that Pakistani women who don't speak English or go out to work are living in an entirely different society and are shockingly badly integrated.”

An independent report from the Women's Budget Group and the Runnymede Trust also highlighted difficulties song the Asian communities in Britain, with those households expected to be around £11,678 worse off overall by 2020, compared with a fall of £6,199 for white families. The report suggests Asian families and individuals will be hit harder by the tax and benefit changes, along with the cuts in public services which have been imposed since 2010. The disparity audit was launched last August by Theresa May after the British prime minister pledged to address injustices in society. Announcing the review last year, she said: “This audit will reveal difficult truths, but we should not be apologetic about shining a light on injustices as never before.

GETTY The findigns come in the UK’s first disparity audit

“It is only by doing so we can make this country work for everyone, not just a privileged few.” The report comes as the findings of a review on employment were released earlier last week, which revealed significant disparities between white Britons and black and ethnic minorities. Results, released by Ethnicity Facts and Figures, showed that white Britons are more likely to own their home and have a job than minorities - while nine in 10 headteachers in the UK are white British people. However the review also showed the white Britons are less likely to go to university if they attend state school.

GETTY The disparity audit was launched last August by Theresa May