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Dear Mr Bates,

I refer to your request dated 12th September 2022 under the Freedom of
Information Act asking to supply the following information. The Council’s
response is set out below:

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. Lead Equalities and Engagement Officer 1 FTE

2. Equality Programme support Officer 1 FTE

3. Stronger communities team Manager 1 FTE

4. Stronger communities partnership managers x2 1 FTE, 1 vacant

5. Stronger communities officers x5 5 FTE

6. Public Health Inequalities lead- Public Health Consultant 1 FTE

7. Public Health inclusion specialist 1 FTE

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:

1. Special B £49,658 to £53,217

2. PO1/2 X7 £31,895 to £36,371

3. PO5 £42,614 to £45,648

4. PO4 £39,571 to £42,614

5. Special C £52,556 to £56,126

6. NHS £65,294 to £90,397

7. PO4/5 £39,571 to £45,648

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).

Response: The total training attendance across EDI related courses for the
past twelve months amounts to 10,311 hours.

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.

N/A

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).

N/A

f) The costs of attending these conferences.

N/A

g) Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality
charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and
Inclusion Workplace champions.

Response: The Council paid £2,500 in March 2021 to Stonewall. This was a
12 month subscription fee for the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, if you are not
satisfied with the reply to your request you can ask for a review. A
request for a review must be submitted within 40 working days in writing
to the Corporate Information Governance Team, City of Bradford
Metropolitan District Council, City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1
1HY or by emailing [Bradford City Council request email].

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you
have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be
contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Tel: 0303 123 1113

Web Link: www.ico.org.uk.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act
very seriously.  To find out more on how we handle your information,
please click on the following link:
https://www.bradford.gov.uk/privacy-notice

Regards

Chelsea Lemm

Information Governance Officer

Finance, IT & Procurement Service

Telephone Number: 01274 434506

Email: [Bradford City Council request email]

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Department of Corporate Resources

City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY

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must not disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on any of the
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software viruses, any attachments to this email may nevertheless contain
viruses which our anti-virus software has failed to identify. You should
therefore carry out your own anti-virus checks before opening any
documents. Bradford Council will not accept any liability for damage
caused by computer viruses emanating from any attachment or other document
supplied with this email. Emails may be subject to recording and/or
monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.