Employees with a disability

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Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

Can you please provide a breakdown of the number of current and
ex-employees who identify as having a disability (physical or
mental), indicating whether they are lawyers or non-legal staff
members?

Please provide a breakdown of the category of disability
(e.g. mobility, learning, communication) and a list of reasonable
adjustments made in respect of any such persons for the years 2010
- 2015.

Yours faithfully,

Sam Murray

Bob Stanley,

Dear Sam Murray

 

Freedom of Information Request – Our Ref: FOI/BS/1511

 

Thank you for your email dated 9 December 2015 requesting information. I
am treating this as an information request under the Law Society Freedom
of Information Code of Practice ("the Code").

 

You have requested access to the following information:

 

“Can you please provide a breakdown of the number of current and

     ex-employees who identify as having a disability (physical or

     mental), indicating whether they are lawyers or non-legal staff

     members?

    

     Please provide a breakdown of the category of disability

     (e.g. mobility, learning, communication) and a list of reasonable

     adjustments made in respect of any such persons for the years 2010

     - 2015.”

 

 

The Law Society is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act (the
FOIA) as it is not a designated authority, but has adopted its own
voluntary Code of Practice which closely reflects the FOIA. The Code may
be found at:

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The Code applies to all information held by the Society, including the
SRA.

 

We are currently dealing with your request and will aim to respond
formally by 12 January 2016 which is 20 working days from the receipt of
your request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Bob Stanley

Information Compliance Manager

The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

t: 020 7320 5662 (Ext 4117)

f: 020 7320 5685

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Bob Stanley,

Dear Sam Murray

 

Freedom of Information Request – Our Ref: FOI/BS/1511

 

Further to my email of 10 December 2015 please find below the response to
your request under the Law Society’s Freedom of Information Code of
Practice.

 

You requested  the following information:

 

“Can you please provide a breakdown of the number of current and

     ex-employees who identify as having a disability (physical or

     mental), indicating whether they are lawyers or non-legal staff

     members?

    

     Please provide a breakdown of the category of disability

     (e.g. mobility, learning, communication) and a list of reasonable

     adjustments made in respect of any such persons for the years 2010

     - 2015.”

 

 

Question 1

Can you please provide a breakdown of the number of current and
ex-employees who identify as having a disability (physical or mental),
indicating whether they are lawyers or non-legal staff members?

 

Current Employees Ex Employees TOTAL
Number identified as having a 25 40 65
disability
Lawyers 7 9
Non Lawyers 18 31

 

 

Question 2

Please provide a breakdown of the category of disability (e.g. mobility,
learning, communication) and a list of reasonable adjustments made in
respect of any such persons for the years 2010 - 2015.

 

Category of Disability between 2010
and 2015 RA for staff between 2010 and 2015
Communication No Adjustments Required
Diabetes No Adjustments Required
Diabetes No Adjustments Required
Flexible working / adjustments to
Diabetes workstation / software
Dyslexia Additional Line Management Support
Dyslexia No Adjustments Required
Dyslexia No Adjustments Required
Mental Health Flexible working
Mental Health No Adjustments Required
Mental Health Flexible Working
Mental Health No Adjustments Required
Mobility No Adjustments Required
Mobility Adjustments to equipment and software.
Flexible working / workload
Mobility Flexible Working / Car Parking
Adjustments / Work station adjustments
Mobility Flexible working
Mobility Flexible Travel Arrangements
Mobility Flexible working / adjustments to work
and personal equipment
Mobility Flexible Working
Mobility Adjustments to work station both home
and at work
Workstation adjustments / timing of
Mobility work required / software adjustments /
additional external support /
adjustments to travel arrangements
Mobility No adjustments required
Mobility Buddy / Additional line management
support

 

 

Please note that the above information relates to Solicitors Regulation
Authority employees only.

 

I hope this information is of use.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Bob Stanley

Information Compliance Manager

The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

t: 020 7320 5662 (Ext 4117)

f: 020 7320 5685

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