FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Rob,

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Kind regards
Data Protection Officer

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Dear Rob,

We are responding to your email dated 13 September 2022 requesting
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request,
together with CCEA's responses are as follows;

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.

CCEA Response:              No-one has a dedicated role in relation to
equality, diversity or inclusivity.

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.

CCEA Response:              N/A as per response to a).

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).

CCEA Response:              14 days

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.

CCEA Response:              Training provided by Equality Commission and
Employers for Disability-due to established relationships with both there
was no cost incurred. CCEA are members of the Employers for Disability
which provide two free training sessions per year as part of the
membership.

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).

CCEA Response:              N/A

f)            The costs of attending these conferences.

CCEA Response:              N/A

g)           Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in
equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity
and Inclusion Workplace champions.

CCEA Response:              Employers For Disability - £695.

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Data Protection Officer

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