FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

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Dear Scottish Rail Holdings Limited,
I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please can your organisation provide in Excel CSV format, 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).

d) The contractual cost of any consultants hired, in the past twelve months, to provide any external training or advice on issues of diversity, equality, or inclusivity.

e) In the past twelve months, the number of staff days committed to attending conferences relating mainly or exclusively to matters of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (duration of conference multiplied by the number of staff in attendance).

f) The costs of attending these conferences.

g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion Workplace champions.

Please can this information be returned to me, via email, ([email address]) within 20 working days.

The most desirable csv layout would be the letter (a-g) in column A and then the information you hold in column B. If your organisation does not hold information in relation to any of the letters please file as N/A.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Bates

([Personally Identifiable Information removed])

Scottish Rail Holdings Limited

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Correspondence,

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)

Thank you for your request dated 31st December 2022 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

Your request

You asked for 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).

d) The contractual cost of any consultants hired, in the past twelve months, to provide any external training or advice on issues of diversity, equality, or inclusivity.

e) In the past twelve months, the number of staff days committed to attending conferences relating mainly or exclusively to matters of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (duration of conference multiplied by the number of staff in attendance).

f) The costs of attending these conferences.

g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion Workplace champions.

Response to your request

Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) don’t have anyone dedicated to that role and the team have not attended any specific or dedicated training as such yet. Therefore, I am writing to advise you that the information you requested is not held by SRH.

Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review, by writing to the Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Rail Holdings Limited, Glasgow Queen Street Station Management Suite, Dundas Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2AQ or via email at [Scottish Rail Holdings Limited request email].

Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 40 working days from the date when you received this response. We will complete the review in accordance with FOISA as soon as possible, and not later than 20 working days from the day following the date we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. More detailed information on your appeal rights is available on the Commissioner's website at:

Appeal to the Commissioner | Scottish Information Commissioner (itspublicknowledge.info)

Kindest regards,
Michelle

Michelle Hampsey
Business Manager
Email: [email address]

Scottish Rail Holdings Ltd
Glasgow Queen Street Station
Management Suite
Dundas Street
Glasgow
G1 2AQ

Scottish Rail Holdings Limited is a limited company registered in Scotland with registered number SC548826. Our registered office is at Glasgow Queen Street Station, Management Suite, Dundas Street, Glasgow G1 2AQ.

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