FOI - Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Dear Lancashire County 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])
Hello,
Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your enquiry of Monday 12th
September 2022 in which you request the disclosure of information.
We can confirm that your enquiry will now be assigned to an officer who
will commence a search for the information you require, and they will
respond within 20 working days. Should we envisage any delays, or require
more details from you, we will contact you immediately.
If you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting ref: 3112384 (AA3)
Information Governance Team
Legal, Governance & Registrars.
Lancashire County Council
[1]www.lancashire.gov.uk
[2][Lancashire County Council request email]
Dear Mr Bates
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Further to your request for information, made under the provisions of the
above Act, please see below our response.
Request:
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
b. 3 posts
1 Grade 12 Principal Equality and Cohesion Manager
1 Grade 10 Equality and Cohesion Manager:
1 Grade 8 Workforce Equalities Project Co-ordinator (post
commenced 1 November 2021)
B the combined total salaries for these roles. Whichever measure is more
in accordance with your data preferences.
Combined salary costs including on costs for 2021/22 = £131,919.59
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)
Staff training is provided by internal staff from the Equality and
Cohesion Team (Workforce Equalities Project Co-ordinator and Equality and
Cohesion Manager). 5 courses have been held in 2022 of 1 day duration
with a total of 60 staff attending = 60 days
We also have an on-line mandatory e.learning course which must be
completed at least every 3 years for those staff with on-line access.
Time to complete will be variable but in 2022 so far (Jan-Sept) roughly
1,200 employees have completed it.
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.
0 -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. g) Membership costs the
organisation pays for participation in equality charters such as the
Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion Workplace
champions.
N/A
If you have any queries regarding any of the above, or you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the team quoting
the above reference number.
Yours sincerely
Information Access Officer
Information Governance Team
Lancashire County Council
W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk
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