FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee,
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 Robert,
Thank you for your email. I can confirm receipt of this FOI request. I would like to ask for clarification on points a) and e) please so that I can share the most accurate information. The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee is an expert committee that advises the government on the transport needs of disabled people. Each member is considered an expert in transport accessibility in some shape or form, and may attend external events for discussing policy to improve the accessibility of the transport system.
For the purposes of this FOI request, should I consider the members to be focused on "issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity", or are you concerned, in point a), with those focused on the EDI of the organisation (e.g. specific HR roles)? Likewise, would you consider events to discuss transport policy to be within the scope of e), or are you concerned with events focused on HR-related EDI topics in the vein mentioned above?
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
Copying to your email as requested! My mistake with the typo.
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
Dear Robert,
When you are able, I would appreciate clarification on this point. If I don't hear from you, I will provide a response within 20 working days as requested based on my interpretation of your request.
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
Hi Dan,
Apologies for my late reply, I am focused with the internal aspect,
focused on these issues within the organisation itself.
Best,
Rob
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From: DPTAC Enquiries <[DPTAC request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 10:22:22 AM
To: Rob Bates <[FOI #896811 email]>; R. Bates
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on
equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear Robert,
When you are able, I would appreciate clarification on this point. If I
don't hear from you, I will provide a response within 20 working days as
requested based on my interpretation of your request.
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and
Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
Hi Rob,
No worries at all, thanks for clarification. I’ll endeavour to get this to
you as soon as possible.
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and
Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
From: R. Bates <[email address]>
Sent: 21 September 2022 11:08
To: DPTAC Enquiries <[DPTAC request email]>; Rob Bates
<[FOI #896811 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on
equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Hi Dan,
Apologies for my late reply, I am focused with the internal aspect,
focused on these issues within the organisation itself.
Best,
Rob
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From: DPTAC Enquiries <[2][DPTAC request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 10:22:22 AM
To: Rob Bates <[3][FOI #896811 email]>; R. Bates
<[4][email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on
equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear Robert,
When you are able, I would appreciate clarification on this point. If I
don't hear from you, I will provide a response within 20 working days as
requested based on my interpretation of your request.
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and
Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
Dear Robert,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please find attached our response including a CSV spreadsheet as requested.
Best wishes,
Dan
Daniel Wright (he/him) | DPTAC Secretary & Policy Advisor, Accessible and Inclusive Travel Division, Department for Transport
3/7 | 07816089347 | 07816089347
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