FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear South Norfolk District Council,
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])
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practicable. You will therefore hear back from us as soon as possible.
However, please note that if your request relates to the following, this
email acts as a response to your request and you will not receive further
correspondence from us.
Information relating to Norfolk County Council:
If your request relates to any of the following, you should refer your
request to Norfolk County Council
[1]https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/what-we-do-an...,
as they are responsible for these services:
· Roads and Transport – potholes, road safety
· Education and Learning - schools
· Care, support and health – adult social care, blue badges
· Children and Families – adoption
· Libraries, local history and archives
· Trading Standards
Information that is published on our website:
If your request relates to the following information, I should advise that
this information is exempt under Section 21 (1) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, as the information is reasonably accessible via our
website:
[2]https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov...
· Council Budgets - refer to our Budget Books
· Contracts - refer to the Council’s Contract Register
· Business Rates - refer to details about all Business Rate
accounts
· Staff - refer to the Senior Structure Chart
· Money spent - refer to data relating to spending over £250
· Public Health Funerals Refer to Public Funerals page
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of the exemption, you have a right of appeal against our decision. In the
first instance this appeal must be internal, and you can email
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Dear Robert
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond. Please note, as we share one officer team, this
response is being sent on behalf of both South Norfolk Council and
Broadland District Council. My response is outlined below along with your
questions for ease of reference.
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.
Zero staff are exclusively focussed on these issues. The following staff
undertake these matters as part of their wider roles: (OD Business Partner
x 1, Policy Partnerships Officer x 0.61, Senior Governance Officer x 1)
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.
Pay Bands: G £42,439 - £47,587, F £36,936 - 42,438, G £42,439 - £47,587
respectively.
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).
• Being aware of your unconscious bias- Mandatory- 750 * 30 mins (0.5)
=375
• Menopause Awareness at Work- Manager Mandatory- 150 * 30 mins (0.5)
=75
• Mental Health Awareness- Mandatory- 750 * 30 mins (0.5) = 375
• Mental Health Knowledge for Managers- Manager Mandatory- 150 * 30 mins
(0.5) = 75
• The Importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion- Mandatory- 750 *
30 mins (0.5) = 375
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.
Zero
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).
1 conference attended, 8 hours x 1 member of staff = 8
f) The costs of attending these conferences.
£595
g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality
charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and
Inclusion Workplace champions.
No cost for directly equality focused charters, the ones the Councils are
subscribed to are free.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular, if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled, please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote BFOI 22-398 AND SFOI 22-362 in any further correspondence
concerning this request.
Regards
Sue
Sue White
Senior Governance and Deputy Monitoring Officer
t 01508 533800 e [email address]
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Dear Robert
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond. Please note, as we share one officer team, this
response is being sent on behalf of both South Norfolk Council and
Broadland District Council. My response is outlined below along with your
questions for ease of reference.
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.
Zero staff are exclusively focussed on these issues. The following staff
undertake these matters as part of their wider roles: (OD Business Partner
x 1, Policy Partnerships Officer x 0.61, Senior Governance Officer x 1)
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.
Pay Bands: G £42,439 - £47,587, F £36,936 - 42,438, G £42,439 - £47,587
respectively.
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).
• Being aware of your unconscious bias- Mandatory- 750 * 30 mins (0.5)
=375
• Menopause Awareness at Work- Manager Mandatory- 150 * 30 mins (0.5)
=75
• Mental Health Awareness- Mandatory- 750 * 30 mins (0.5) = 375
• Mental Health Knowledge for Managers- Manager Mandatory- 150 * 30 mins
(0.5) = 75
• The Importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion- Mandatory- 750 *
30 mins (0.5) = 375
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.
Zero
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).
1 conference attended, 8 hours x 1 member of staff = 8
f) The costs of attending these conferences.
£595
g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality
charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and
Inclusion Workplace champions.
No cost for directly equality focused charters, the ones the Councils are
subscribed to are free.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular, if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled, please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote BFOI 22-398 AND SFOI 22-362 in any further correspondence
concerning this request.
Regards
Sue
Sue White
Senior Governance and Deputy Monitoring Officer
t 01508 533800 e [email address]
[1]One [2]Broadland District [5]South Norfolk Council [8]Ukraine
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based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the
sender by replying to this email immediately and then delete the original
from your computer. Unless this email relates to Broadland District
Council or South Norfolk Council business it will be regarded by the
council as personal and will not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the
councils. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions
or disputes that may arise. We have taken steps to ensure that this email
and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good
computing practice, you should ensure they are virus free. Emails sent
from and received by members and employees of Broadland District Council
and South Norfolk Council may be monitored.
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