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Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

Dear The Pensions Regulator,

1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding has been provided to Stonewall by:

The Pensions Regulator

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:
(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;
(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the purpose);
(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and services).

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or services, please specify:
(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;
(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in contravention of the law;
(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual or legal shortfalls.

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:
(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of direct grants;
(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods or services;
(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

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Dear Mr Bratt

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) – request for information

 

Thank you for your email dated 20 November 2021 in which you have made a
request for information.

 

Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the FoIA.  We will
respond to your request by 17 December 2021, which is 20 working days from
the date after we received your request.  We will inform you in advance if
we are unlikely to meet this time frame together with the reasons why.

 

For further information on our FoIA policy please use the following link:
[1]https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/...

 

If you have any queries about this request please do not hesitate to
contact me.

 

Please quote reference FOI-6464 in any correspondence you may have with
us.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Juliana Zordan

Lead Associate

Information Security Compliance and Resilience
Corporate Services

01273 349318 (ext: 6318)

[2]www.tpr.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

From: Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK
<[FOI #809450 email]>
Sent: 20 November 2021 06:57
To: A FoiA <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information about your funding
to Stonewall

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation.

 

Dear The Pensions Regulator,

1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding
has been provided to Stonewall by:

The Pensions Regulator

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:
(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;
(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the
purpose);
(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and
services).

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or
services, please specify:
(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or
services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;
(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of
goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in
contravention of the law;
(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual
or legal shortfalls.

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:
(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of
direct grants;
(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods
or services;
(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

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Dear Mr Bratt

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) – request for information

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 20 November 2021 which I
have dealt with under the terms of the FoIA.

 

You have requested the following information:

 

“1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding
has been provided to Stonewall by:

The Pensions Regulator

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:
(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;
(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the
purpose);
(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and
services).

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or
services, please specify:
(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or
services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;
(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of
goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in
contravention of the law;
(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual
or legal shortfalls.

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:
(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of
direct grants;
(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods
or services;
(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.”

 

 

Information we are able to supply

 

I can confirm that we hold information falling within scope of your
request and is as follows:  

 

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|1. In respect of each of |A total £20,467.20 (excluding VAT) has been paid to |
|the years 2015-2021, |Stonewall, since we became a member of the Stonewall |
|please confirm what |Diversity Champion Programme in 2016, this is broken |
|funding has been provided|down as follows:   |
|to Stonewall by:   | |
| |  |
|The Pensions Regulator   | |
| |+---------------------------------------------------+|
| || |Service Provided to | ||
| ||Invoice Date |TPR  | Cost £   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 28/09/2016 |2016  | £  3,000.00   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Stonewall Workplace | ||
| || |Conference London | ||
| || 28/04/2017 |2017  | £     789.60  ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 28/09/2017 |2017  | £  3,000.00   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Stonewall Workplace | ||
| || 09/05/2018 |Conference 2018  | £     456.00  ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 12/09/2018 |2018  | £  3,000.00   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Stonewall Workplace | ||
| || |Conference Manchester| ||
| || 07/08/2019 |2019  | £     552.00  ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Stonewall Workplace | ||
| || |Conference London | ||
| || 16/10/2019 |2019  | £     669.60  ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 27/02/2020 |2019  | £  3,000.00   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 01/10/2020 |2020  | £  3,000.00   ||
| ||-------------+---------------------+---------------||
| || |Diversity Champions | ||
| || |Programme Membership | ||
| || 12/10/2020 |2021  | £  3,000.00   ||
| |+---------------------------------------------------+|
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |We have in place spending controls:  |
| | |
| |Between Sept 2016/19 Internal Spend agreed at |
| |£15,000.00  |
| | |
| |Between 30/09/2019 - 30/09/2022 Internal spend |
| |control signed off to the maximum value of |
| |£12,000.00.  |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|2. Please specify whether|-  |
|the funding in 1 above | |
|has been in the form of: | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(a) direct grants for |No  |
|unlimited purposes;  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(b) direct grants for |No  |
|limited purposes (in that| |
|event, stating the | |
|purpose);  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(c) payment for goods or |Payment for the provision of |
|services (specifying the |corporate Diversity Champions Programme membership to|
|relevant goods and |gain access to expertise, resources and guidance on |
|services).  |different areas LGBT+ inclusion and, to support us |
| |to develop our policies, guidance and working |
| |practices to ensure they are LGBT+ inclusive.  |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|3. Where the funding in 1|-  |
|above has been by way of | |
|payment for goods or | |
|services, please | |
|specify:  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(a) what analysis has |N/a with the membership agreement  |
|been conducted to | |
|ascertain whether these | |
|goods or services meet | |
|contractual and/or legal | |
|requirements;  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(b) what contractual or |N/A  |
|other recourse exists to | |
|reclaim in respect of | |
|goods or services that | |
|are | |
|defective, substandard or| |
|delivered in | |
|contravention of the | |
|law;  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(c) what steps are being |N/A  |
|taken to seek recourse | |
|for any such contractual | |
|or legal shortfalls.  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|4. In respect of the |-  |
|payments referred to in 1| |
|above, please state:  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(a) What criteria were |N/A  |
|applied in deciding to | |
|make payments by way of | |
|direct grants;  | |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(b) What tendering |In 2016 TPR conducted market research into other |
|process was |suppliers such as Inclusive Employers, Business in |
|conducted with regard |the Community, Business Disability Forum but with was|
|to provision of goods or |decided that Stonewall were best suited to our |
|services;  |needs due to available supplier resource - to |
| |provide access to expertise, resources and guidance |
| |on different areas LGBT+ inclusion, and overall VFM. |
| |TPR then renewed the contract in 2019 to maintain |
| |consistency across our organisation.  |
|-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
|(c) What alternative |N/A   |
|suppliers of goods or | |
|services were | |
|considered.  | |
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Advice and Guidance

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Stonewall directly to request
further information.

Internal review

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.  Requests for an internal review
should be submitted within two months of the date you received our
response to your original request and should be emailed to the Head of
Corporate Governance and Compliance at [1][email address] or,
alternatively, sent to the following address:

 

The Pensions Regulator

Napier House

Trafalgar Place

Brighton

BN1 4DW

 

Please remember to quote the reference number FOI-6464 in any future
communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision.
 Generally, the ICO will not investigate your complaint until you have
exhausted our own appeal process.

 

The ICO can be contacted at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or
alternatively you can write to them at the following address:

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

Juliana Zordan

Lead Associate

Information Security Compliance and Resilience
Corporate Services

01273 349318 (ext: 6318)

[3]www.tpr.gov.uk

 

 

 

From: A FoiA <[email address]>
Sent: 23 November 2021 15:50
To: Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK
<[FOI #809450 email]>
Cc: A FoiA <[email address]>
Subject: FOI-6464 Freedom of Information request - Information about your
funding to Stonewall

 

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Dear Mr Bratt

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) – request for information

 

Thank you for your email dated 20 November 2021 in which you have made a
request for information.

 

Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the FoIA.  We will
respond to your request by 17 December 2021, which is 20 working days from
the date after we received your request.  We will inform you in advance if
we are unlikely to meet this time frame together with the reasons why.

 

For further information on our FoIA policy please use the following link:
[4]https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/...

 

If you have any queries about this request please do not hesitate to
contact me.

 

Please quote reference FOI-6464 in any correspondence you may have with
us.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Juliana Zordan

Lead Associate

Information Security Compliance and Resilience
Corporate Services

01273 349318 (ext: 6318)

[5]www.tpr.gov.uk

 

 

 

From: Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK
<[6][FOI #809450 email]>
Sent: 20 November 2021 06:57
To: A FoiA <[7][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information about your funding
to Stonewall

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation.

 

Dear The Pensions Regulator,

1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding
has been provided to Stonewall by:

The Pensions Regulator

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:
(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;
(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the
purpose);
(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and
services).

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or
services, please specify:
(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or
services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;
(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of
goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in
contravention of the law;
(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual
or legal shortfalls.

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:
(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of
direct grants;
(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods
or services;
(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

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