Information about your dealings with Stonewall [Extraneous material removed]

U. Winfield made this Freedom of Information request to Sanctuary Housing
This authority is not subject to FOI law, so is not legally obliged to respond (details).
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The request was successful.

Dear Sanctuary Housing,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please provide any information that you hold answering to any of the following descriptions:

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,” including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary.

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to either application or programme.

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or 2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be entitled to withhold it).

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind, if no further assessment was done).

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019; (ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme in the future, and if so which.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

Contact Us, Sanctuary Housing

Good Morning

 

Thank you for your email.

 

This has been passed on to the relevant department who will respond in due
course.

 

If you require any further assistance please call 08001313348 or from a
mobile 03001233511 or email [1][Sanctuary Housing request email]

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

Donna Biglin

Customer Service Officer

 

Sanctuary Housing Association

Customer Service Centre

160 Francis Street, Hull. HU2 8DT

Tel: 0800 131 3348 (Landline) 0300 123 3511 (Mobile)

 

 

 

 

 

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Pat Cahill, Sanctuary Housing

Dear Sir or Madam

Thank you for your request for information dated 7 February 2021 and
received 8 February 2021. I wish to confirm that we can only provide you
with information in respect of Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association
Limited where the legislation applies. You requested the information
below:

 

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity
Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,”
including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please
redact personal details if necessary.

 

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to
either application or programme.

 

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or
2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you
claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in
broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be
entitled to withhold it).

 

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out
connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact
assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind,
if no further assessment was done).

 

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019;
(ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

 

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme
in the future, and if so which.

 

Your request is being processed under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002.

 

You will receive the information requested promptly and within 20 working
days from the date of our receipt of your initial request unless Sanctuary
Scotland Housing Association does not hold the information, or there is a
reason for it to be withheld. We will write to you within the 20 working
day time limit in any event. Please also note that recent legislation has
extended the time allowed to respond to Freedom of Information requests
given the current Covid 19 crisis. We will endeavour to respond within 20
working days.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know.

 

We will respond to you by email as this is the address you have provided.
If you have any requirements regarding the format information should be
supplied in (other than electronically as requested) then please let us
know.

 

If you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Patricia Cahill

Director - Sanctuary Scotland

Sanctuary House

7 Freeland Drive, Glasgow G53 6PG

Tel: 0141 876 4900
Fax: 0141 876 4901

 

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Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd is part of Sanctuary Group

 

Sanctuary Group, Chamber Court, Castle Street, Worcester, WR1 3ZQ
Tel: 01905 334000 Fax: 01905 334958

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Dear Sir or Madam

 

Subject: Stonewall

 

Thank you for your request for information of 7 February 2021 which was
received on 8 February 2021, where you asked for:

 

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity
Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,”
including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please
redact personal details if necessary.

 

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to
either application or programme.

 

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or
2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you
claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in
broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be
entitled to withhold it).

 

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out
connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact
assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind,
if no further assessment was done).

 

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019;
(ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

 

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme
in the future, and if so which.

 

Your request has been processed and considered under the terms of the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002]. The information requested is
provided in that attachment to this response. Please note that this
response relates to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association and not the
wider Sanctuary Group as only Scotland is subject to the legislation.

 

Please note that this response constitutes full release under the Freedom
of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

 

Your right to seek a review

If you have made a request and are unhappy with the response from us (or
have not had a response), you have the right to request a review from us.
You can do this by writing to:

 

Patricia Cahill

Director

Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association

Sanctuary House

7 Freeland Drive

Glasgow

G53 6PG

 

Tel: 0141 876 4911

Email: [1][email address],uk

 

Please note:

* Your request must be in a recordable format (email, letter, audio tape
etc.)
* You have 40 working days upon receipt of this letter to ask for a
review.
* You will receive a full response to your review request within 20
working days of its receipt.
* Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Appealing to the Commissioner

If you have already been through the two steps of making your request and
requesting a review and are still not happy, you can appeal to the
Scottish Information Commissioner

 

You must submit your complaint to the Commissioner within 6 months of
receiving our review response.

 

You can request an appeal by accessing the Online Appeal Service on the
Commissioners’ website. This is the best way to make an appeal, it
provides help in real time and collects exactly what the Commissioner
needs so they can investigate your case quickly.

Click [2]here to access the online appeal service.

[3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

If you don’t wish to appeal online, you can contact the Commissioner. Your
appeal must be in a format that can be kept for future use, e.g. in
writing, by email or a recording on an audio or video tape.

 

Send your appeal by email

If you want to send your appeal by email, you should send your email to
[4][email address]

 

Send your appeal by post

If you want to send your appeal by post, you should send your letter to:

 

Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DS

 

If you need help making an appeal you can contact the Commissioner’s
Office:

E-mail: [5][email address]

Telephone: 01334 464610

 

You can find further information on making an appeal on the Commissioner’s
website. Click [6]here.

Website [7]www.itspublicknowledge.info

 

Further information about your rights and accessing information is
available on our website here:
[8]https://www.sanctuary-scotland.co.uk/foi....

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Patricia Cahill

Director - Sanctuary Scotland

Sanctuary House

7 Freeland Drive, Glasgow G53 6PG

Tel: 0141 876 4900
Fax: 0141 876 4901

 

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Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd is part of Sanctuary Group

 

Sanctuary Group, Chamber Court, Castle Street, Worcester, WR1 3ZQ
Tel: 01905 334000 Fax: 01905 334958

View our disclaimer at:
[10]www.sanctuary-group.co.uk/email-disclaimer
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association,
an exempt charity.
Sanctuary Housing Association: Email Disclaimer

This email, and any files transmitted within it, is confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is
addressed.

If you have received this email in error, please notify Sanctuary Housing
Association by email [email address]

This message has been scanned for computer viruses. However, it is the
responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free before
using it and no responsibility whatsoever is accepted by Sanctuary Housing
Association for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use.

Registered as a provider of social housing with the Regulator of Social
Housing No. L0247. Registered Society No. 19059R.

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