FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear Cambridgeshire County Council,
I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can your organisation provide the following information:
a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR managers.
b) Either a) the pay band of each of these roles, or b) the combined total salaries for these roles. Whichever measure is more in accordance with your data preferences.
c) In the past 12 months the number of staff days across your organisation which have been committed to attending equality training programmes, whether internally run or with external consultants. (staff days = duration of the training programme multiplied by the number of staff in attendance for the course). If unable to provide please mark as N/A in your return.
Please can this information be returned to me within 20 working days.
If your organisation does not hold information in relation to any of the letters please file as N/A and provide the rest of the information that you do hold.
Yours faithfully,
Art Lightfoot
(80 Arrol House, London, SE1 6QL)
Dear Art Lightfoot
Re: Freedom of Information Request ref 1993681
Thank you for your email. Your request will be dealt with in line with the Freedom of Information Act and its regulations. In accordance with the Act, the Council aims to respond to all requests within 20 working days, in this instance by 15/12/2022.
If we require further information, clarification or a fee in order to fulfil your request we will contact you again. Please quote the reference number above in all future correspondence concerning this request.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
Cambridgeshire County Council
Box No. SCO2306,
Scott House,
5 George Street,
Huntingdon,
PE29 3AD
Dear Art Lightfoot
Freedom of Information Act response – Ref 1993681
Cambridgeshire County Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act. We can confirm that we do hold the information requested by you. Please find our response as set out below.
Request
a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR managers.
b) Either a) the pay band of each of these roles, or b) the combined total salaries for these roles. Whichever measure is more in accordance with your data preferences.
c) In the past 12 months the number of staff days across your organisation which have been committed to attending equality training programmes, whether internally run or with external consultants. (staff days = duration of the training programme multiplied by the number of staff in attendance for the course). If unable to provide please mark as N/A in your return.
Our response
Please see attached
Complaints
I hope this information is helpful but if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should write to Information Management, at either [Cambridgeshire County Council request email] or by post at Box No. SCO2306, Cambridgeshire County Council, Scott House, 5 George Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AD within 40 days of the date of this e-mail.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, or via their website: https://ico.org.uk/.
Generally, the ICO will not undertake a review or make a decision on a request until the internal review process has been completed.
Yours sincerely
David Sayers
Information Management Analyst
Information Governance Team
Cambridge County Council
Box No: SCO2306
Scott House
5 George Street
Huntingdon
PE29 3AD
01223 699137
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