FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

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Dear East Hertfordshire District Council,

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])

eastherts@infreemation.co.uk, East Hertfordshire District Council

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Thank you for your request for information, this has now been processed
and the information that we hold is enclosed.

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. 0.2 FTE
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 £15,000 per annum
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 28 days
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, 0
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 This information is not
conferences relating mainly or exclusively to available as it is not held
matters of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. centrally in HR 
(duration of conference multiplied by the
number of staff in attendance).
f)            The costs of attending these N/A
conferences.
g)            Membership costs the
organisation pays for participation in
equality charters such as the Stonewall 0
Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion
Workplace champions.

 

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