Recruiting Disabled People, Budget Provision

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James Wildman

Dear Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust,
Employers like the Trust have a duty under the Disability
Discrimination legislation, to make reasonable adjustments within
the recruitment process.
This duty may involve some cost and the relevant Statutory Code of
Practice asks that there is a seperate budget established for this
purpose.
Therefore:
1. Does the Trust have such a Budget?
2. How much of this budget was spent in the last reported year?

Yours faithfully,

James Wildman

Cocklin Gemma, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Telephone: 0151 228 4811

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Dear Mr Wildman,

Thank you for your request for information received on 24^th May 2010. It
has been allocated the reference number FOI-2010-804 and is being dealt
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Gemma Cocklin

Information Governance Project Support Officer

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
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Cocklin Gemma, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Telephone: 0151 228 4811

[2]www.alderhey.nhs.uk

Dear Mr Wildman,

Further to your request for information made under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, received on 24^th May 2010 and allocated
reference FOI-2010-804 please find attached our response.

If you have any query in relation to the response provided, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Gemma Cocklin

Information Governance Project Support Officer

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
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E mail: [3][email address]
Web: [4]www.alderhey.nhs.uk

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Dear Cocklin Gemma,

Thank you for your reply. You have not however, addressed the second question which asks how much has been spent by the Trust on making reasonable adjustments.
Could you answer this point, please.
As part of the Disability Duties under the 2005 Act this must be an expenditure you monitor in order to establish your performence.

Yours sincerely,

James Wildman

Dear Cocklin Gemma,

Thank you for your reply. While pointing out that the Duty is to have a CENTRAL budget, I can understand that it has been devolved. However, I also asked how much had been spent. This is information which I believe you must keep as a part of the review of Disability arrangements required by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, Specific Duties for Public Bodies.

Please reply to this part of my Request.

Yours sincerely,

James Wildman

Cocklin Gemma, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Telephone: 0151 228 4811

[2]www.alderhey.nhs.uk

Dear Mr Wildman,

Further to your queries relating to your original Freedom of Information
request and our response reference FOI-2010-804, please find attached our
response to your question.

If you have any query in relation to the response provided, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Gemma Cocklin

Information Governance Project Support Officer

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
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E mail: [3][email address]
Web: [4]www.alderhey.nhs.uk

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3. mailto:[email address]
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