Policies and toolkits approved or used by the Local Education Authority

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Dear Bridgend County Borough Council,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please provide any information you hold which fits the following descriptions:

1. A copy of any Trans Inclusion Toolkit(s) and/or Transgender Learners Policy approved, used or distributed by your LEA.

2. A copy of the full Equality Impact Assessment undertaken before adopting, using or distributing the above.

3. If no documentation is held in relation to Q2 above, please indicate whether or not an Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken.

4. A copy of any information you hold regarding the process followed to check that the above policies and/or toolkit(s) are compliant with (and do not misrepresent) the Equality Act 2010, the Human Rights Act 1998, safeguarding legislation/Working Together, the Education Act 1996, the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999 (regarding single-sex toilet provision) and other relevant legislation, including the outcome of such checks.

5. If no information is held in relation to Q4 above, please indicate whether or not such legal checks took place.

6. A copy of any information you hold regarding checks made to ensure that the content of the documents referred to in Q1 above reflected clinical best practice and current healthcare guidelines.

7. Details of any third sector organisations or external consultants involved in the process of preparing the documents referred to in Q1 above and the nature of their involvement.

Reasonable efforts have been made to find this information on the Local Authority website. Electronic copies or links to the relevant document would be acceptable.

Yours faithfully,

Harriet Jones

foi, Bridgend County Borough Council

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FOI REQUEST X04-3221

 

We acknowledge your request for information received on 17^th June 2021.

 

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foi, Bridgend County Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST X04-3221

 

We refer to your email dated 16 June 2021 which contained a request for
information as set out in italics below.  Following consideration of your
request, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I respond
to each point as follows:

 

1.         A copy of any Trans Inclusion Toolkit(s) and/or Transgender
Learners Policy approved, used or distributed by your LEA.

 

The Council has not adopted or distributed a transgender learners policy
in its schools, therefore the Council does not hold the requested
information. 

 

2.         A copy of the full Equality Impact Assessment undertaken before
adopting, using or distributing the above.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

3.         If no documentation is held in relation to Q2 above, please
indicate whether or not an Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

4.         A copy of any information you hold regarding the process
followed to check that the above policies and/or toolkit(s) are compliant
with (and do not misrepresent) the Equality Act 2010, the Human Rights Act
1998, safeguarding legislation/Working Together, the Education Act 1996,
the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999 (regarding single-sex
toilet provision) and other relevant legislation, including the outcome of
such checks.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

5.         If no information is held in relation to Q4 above, please
indicate whether or not such legal checks took place.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

6.         A copy of any information you hold regarding checks made to
ensure that the content of the documents referred to in Q1 above reflected
clinical best practice and current healthcare guidelines.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

7.         Details of any third sector organisations or external
consultants involved in the process of preparing the documents referred to
in Q1 above and the nature of their involvement.

 

Not applicable – please see response to question 1. 

 

I hope this response satisfies your request. If you are dissatisfied with
the handling of the request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you
have the right to request a review of the Council’s response to your
request for information.  If you wish to request a review, please write to
the below address or email [1][Bridgend County Borough Council request email] .  Following ICO
guidance, a request for a review must be made within 2 months of a
response being received.

 

Monitoring Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices,

Angel Street

Bridgend, CF31 4WB

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of that review, you may seek
further recourse by lodging an appeal with the Information Commissioner
at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

E:mail : [2][email address]

Website:  [3]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

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Freedom of Information Office

Bridgend County Borough Council

Level 4, Civic Offices

Angel Street

Bridgend

CF31 4WB

Tel: 01656 643565

Email: [Bridgend County Borough Council request email]

 

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