FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear The Glasgow School of Art,
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])
Dear Rob
Ref: FOI/21/22/75
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Glasgow School of Art on 13 September 2022.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 11 October 2022 pending any clarification we may need to seek from you.
Kind Regards
Glasgow School of Art | 167 Renfrew Street | Glasgow G3 6RQ
FAO: Rob Bates
Ref: FOI/21/22/75
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by
the Glasgow School of Art on 13 September 2022.
The responses below (highlighted) were received from GSA’s Deputy Director
Academic and GSA’s Director of Human Resources:
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.
The only role specifically EDI focused is GSA Equality Officer.
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.
Grade 6 - £34,308 to £39,745.
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).
77 staff days using the calculation above.
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.
£13,750.
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).
5 staff days using the calculation.
f) The costs of attending these conferences.
£1,415.
g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in
equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity
and Inclusion Workplace champions.
GSA currently does not participate in any Charters but does pay
for membership to AMOSHHE and Advance HE.
This concludes our response to your Freedom of Information request.
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Kind Regards
Glasgow School of Art | 167 Renfrew Street | Glasgow G3 6RQ
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