Diversity Training for Education Services.
Dear City of Edinburgh Council,
Per FOISA please supply me with information contained in your records as follows:
Please supply me with a list of Diversity Champions Annual Membership's paid and or Diversity Training services by your local authority council for Education Services training since 2015/16 to present date.
Yours faithfully,
Alexandra Gallagher
Police Scotland Angels
Alexandra Gallagher
Our ref: 40086
Dear Alexandra Gallagher
Acknowledgement of Request
Subject: Diversity Training for Education Services
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 06/12/2022.
In your request you asked for the following;
Please supply me with a list of Diversity Champions Annual Membership's paid and or Diversity Training services by your local authority council for Education Services training since 2015/16 to present date.
I can confirm that your request will be processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Environmental Information Regulations (Scotland) 2004, or the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless the Council does not hold the information, or there is a reason for it to be withheld. We will write to you in any event. This means we have until 05/01/2023 to respond to your request.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will let you know.
If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should be supplied in, e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so on, then please let me know.
If you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.
To promote transparency and accountability, it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information is available at the following link: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/10....
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Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Alexandra Gallagher
[FOI #926498 email]
Our ref: 40086
Dear Alexandra Gallagher
Request for Clarification
Subject: Diversity Training for Education Services
Thank you for your request for information of 06/12/2022 in which you asked the following:
Please supply me with information contained in your records as follows:
Please supply me with a list of Diversity Champions Annual Membership's paid, and/or Diversity Training services by your local authority council for Education Services training, since 2015/16 to present date.
Unfortunately, we cannot identify the information you have requested from the details you have provided. To help us meet your request, could you please provide the following:
Where you refer to Diversity Champions Annual Membership, is this in relation to Stonewall's programme?:
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/join-divers...
Where you refer to Diversity Training services, are you referring to services delivered to schools specifically by Stonewall?
On receipt of these further details, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request does not start until we receive the requested clarification from you.
If we do not hear from you within 40 working days, we will assume that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and we will take no further action.
If you wish to discuss further, please get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Yours sincerely,
Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Dear City of Edinburgh Council,
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify this request.
Where you refer to Diversity Training services, are you referring to services delivered to schools specifically by Stonewall?
Yes this is correct.
However additionally can you provide a list of services who delivery diversity training either to schools themselves or a centrally controlled department within your Education Department that would then roll out any diversity training to schools?
I hope this is helpful, however please don't hesitate to ask should you have any other queries.
Yours faithfully,
Alexandra Gallagher
Police Scotland Angels
Morning Alexandra
Thank you for providing the partial clarification below. Can you also clarify, where you refer to Diversity Champions Annual Membership, is this in relation to Stonewall's programme?:
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/join-divers...
Kind regards,
Iain.
Iain Burden | Information Rights Officer | Information Governance Unit | Corporate Services Directorate | Chief Executive | The City of Edinburgh Council | Business Centre 2:1 | Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG | 0131 200 2340 | [email address] | www.edinburgh.gov.uk
I am available Monday to Thursday
Dear Information Rights Officer 4,
I do believe that it is, however I may not be correct on that point.
Yours sincerely,
Police Scotland Angels
Alexandra Gallagher
[FOI #926498 email]
Our ref: 40086
Dear Alexandra Gallagher
Request for Clarification - Receipt
Subject: Diversity Training for Education Services
Thank you for providing clarification on the above request for information of 06/12/2022. We will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request starts upon receipt of clarification. This means we have until 17/01/2023 to respond to your request.
To promote transparency and accountability, it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information is available at the following link: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/10....
Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Alexandra Gallagher
[1][FOI #926498 email]
Our ref: 40086
Dear Alexandra Gallagher
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Release of Information
Subject: Diversity Training for Education Services
Thank you for your request for information of 06/12/2022 and subsequent
clarification of 14/12/2022 where you asked questions regarding the above.
Your request has been processed and considered under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the information is provided below. I
shall address each of your questions in turn.
You asked the following:
Q1. Please supply me with a list of Diversity Champions Annual
Membership's paid.
Where I refer to Diversity Champions Annual Membership, this in relation
to Stonewall's programme:
[2]https://www.stonewall.org.uk/join-divers...
A1. There are no such payments recorded.
Q2. Please provide Diversity Training services by your local authority
council for Education Services training, since 2015/16 to present date.
Where I refer to Diversity Training services, I am referring to services
delivered to schools specifically by Stonewall.
A2. There are no such services delivered to our schools.
To promote transparency and accountability, it is the Council’s policy to
publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of
information legislation. This information is available at the following
link:
[3]https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/10....
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Yours sincerely,
Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[7][Edinburgh City Council request email] [8]www.edinburgh.gov.uk
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