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Dear Mr Lightfoot,

Thank you for your email.

I am writing to let you know that we will not be able to issue our
response to your request by our deadline, which is today.

I am sorry for our delay in responding, we will respond to your request as
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Yours sincerely,

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From: Arthur Lightfoot <[FOI #921833 email]>
Sent: 17 November 2022 17:51
To: SRA Information Compliance <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on equality,
diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

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.

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

Please can this information be returned to me within 20 working days.

If your organisation does not hold information in relation to any of the
letters please file as N/A and provide the rest of the information that
you do hold.

Yours faithfully,

Art Lightfoot

(80 Arrol House, London, SE1 6QL)

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Dear Art Lightfoot

Please find my response to your request for information attached.

Kind regards

Charlie Smith
Information Governance Officer
Solicitors Regulation Authority
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From: SRA Information Compliance
Sent: 15 December 2022 14:29
To: 'Arthur Lightfoot' <[FOI #921833 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on
equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Mr Lightfoot,

Thank you for your email.

I am writing to let you know that we will not be able to issue our
response to your request by our deadline, which is today.

I am sorry for our delay in responding, we will respond to your request as
soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Jack Baraczewski (he/him)
Information Governance Officer
Solicitors Regulation Authority

The Cube, Birmingham

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From: Arthur Lightfoot <[FOI #921833 email]>
Sent: 17 November 2022 17:51
To: SRA Information Compliance <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI - Expenditure on equality,
diversity, and inclusivity.

Dear Solicitors Regulation Authority,

I wish to make an FOI request, as set out under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

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.

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

Please can this information be returned to me within 20 working days.

If your organisation does not hold information in relation to any of the
letters please file as N/A and provide the rest of the information that
you do hold.

Yours faithfully,

Art Lightfoot

(80 Arrol House, London, SE1 6QL)

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[FOI #921833 email]

Is [SRA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Solicitors Regulation Authority? If so, please
contact us using this form:

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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[9]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

[10]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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