FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Robert Bates,

Freedom of Information Reference: FOI-2022-000214

I refer to your freedom of information request which we received on 12^th
September 2022 requesting the following information: 

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,
([1][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.

I confirm that under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, a response to your information request will be sent within 20
working days of receipt, i.e. no later than 10^th October 2022

Many thanks & best wishes

Katie

Katie Gallacher

FOI Support Administrator

Strategy, Performance & Service Transformation

NHS National Services Scotland

Gyle Square

1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

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From: Rob Bates <[4][FOI #897034 email]>
Sent: 12 September 2022 14:27
To: nss committee <[5][SACDA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on equality,
diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards,

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,
([6][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

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