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Dear Art Lightfoot

Request for Information in terms of the Freedom of Information Act

Enquiry Subject: - Equality and Diversity

Reference: 101007473806

I acknowledge receipt of your request dated 17 November 2022 relating to
equality and diversity as requested below.

Please can your organisation provide 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.

 
Response 1.0fte

 
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.
Response Grade 07 -  Link to Pay Bands is [1]here

 
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).
If unable to provide please mark as N/A in your return.

 
Response Mandatory E-learning undertaken annually (20 mins Multiplied by
8419 employees) = 390 staff days (7.2hours)
 

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Chris Keenan

Senior OD Adviser

Human Resources Services

West Lothian Council

West Lothian Civic Centre

Howden Road South

Livingston EH54 6FF

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