Gay rights organisation Stonewall has released its list of the most gay-friendly workplaces.

The rankings are compiled from their workplace equality index, where entrants submit examples of how companies perform against a set of ten areas including employee policy, training, career development and community engagement. Each entry is assessed twice, by a Stonewall team and by policy experts.

Here are the 10 most gay-friendly companies to work for, according to Stonewall's analysis.

1 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

2 Tower Hamlets Homes

3 Lloyds Banking Group

4 National Assembly for Wales

5 St Mungo's Broadway

6 Baker & Mckenzie

7 MI5

8 Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service

9 = Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

9 = Pinsent Masons

For more about the index, and to see the top 100 companies, click here.

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