Gender balance and register of interests of board members

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The Ferret Media Ltd

Dear Forth Valley NHS Board,

Please treat this as a freedom of information request.

In November 2015 The First Minister made a commitment to work towards gender balance on all public boards in Scotland.

Please could you supply me with the following information?

1. At November 12 2015, how many women were on the board of your organisation and how many people of other genders were on the board?

2. At November 12 2015, was the Chairperson (or person with an equivalent role) a woman or someone of a different gender?


3. How many women are now on the board of your organisation and how many people of other genders are there?


4. Is the current Chairperson (or person with an equivalent role) a woman or someone of another gender?


5. What is the current median FTE pay for men and women in the organisation?

In addition, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information about board members.

6. Please supply the names of everyone currently on the board along with their registers of interest and the date that their register was last updated.

7. Please supply details of any payments made to any of the board members in the last 12 months, and a summary of the purpose of each payment.

Please do not send the requested information in pdf format files. I would prefer to receive the requested information by email in a machine readable format such as MS Excel.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

The Ferret Media Ltd

fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear The Ferret Media Ltd,

Thank you for your email.

NHS Forth Valley has received your request and it has been allocated the
following reference number FOI/0005841.
                               
A response to your request will be sent promptly and, in any event, not
later than 20th April 2021.
                                 
Yours sincerely  

  

Tamara Anderson

 

Sent on behalf of  

Hilary Chalmers
Lead Freedom of Information Officer
Information Governance Department
NHS Forth Valley
CSD
Colquhoun Street
Stirling FK7 7PX
01786 433284
07775842346  

[NHS Forth Valley request email]  

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From: The Ferret Media Ltd <[FOI #738464 email]>
Sent: 20 March 2021 10:15
To: fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley)
<[NHS Forth Valley request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Gender balance and register of
interests of board members
 
Dear Forth Valley NHS Board,

Please treat this as a freedom of information request.

In November 2015 The First Minister made a commitment to work towards
gender balance on all public boards in Scotland.

Please could you supply me with the following information?

1. At November 12 2015,  how many women were on the board of your
organisation and how many people of other genders were on the board?

2. At November 12 2015, was the Chairperson (or person with an equivalent
role) a woman or someone of a different gender?


3. How many women are now on the board of your organisation and how many
people of other genders are there?


4. Is the current Chairperson (or person with an equivalent role) a woman
or someone of another gender?


5. What is the current median FTE pay for men and women in the
organisation?

In addition, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the
following information about board members.

6. Please supply the names of everyone currently on the board along with
their registers of interest and the date that their register was last
updated.

7. Please supply details of any payments made to any of the board members
in the last 12 months, and a summary of the purpose of each payment.

Please do not send the requested information in pdf format files. I would
prefer to receive the requested information by email in a machine readable
format such as MS Excel.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

The Ferret Media Ltd

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fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear The Ferret Media Ltd,
Thank you for your email.
In order for us to process your request, could you please provide us with
your full name?
Your request will be placed on hold until we receive this information.
Yours sincerely
Tamara Anderson
Sent on behalf of:
Hilary Chalmers
Lead Freedom of Information Officer
NHS Forth Valley

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From: The Ferret Media Ltd <[FOI #738464 email]>
Sent: 20 March 2021 10:15
To: fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley)
<[NHS Forth Valley request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Gender balance and register of
interests of board members
 
Dear Forth Valley NHS Board,

Please treat this as a freedom of information request.

In November 2015 The First Minister made a commitment to work towards
gender balance on all public boards in Scotland.

Please could you supply me with the following information?

1. At November 12 2015,  how many women were on the board of your
organisation and how many people of other genders were on the board?

2. At November 12 2015, was the Chairperson (or person with an equivalent
role) a woman or someone of a different gender?


3. How many women are now on the board of your organisation and how many
people of other genders are there?


4. Is the current Chairperson (or person with an equivalent role) a woman
or someone of another gender?


5. What is the current median FTE pay for men and women in the
organisation?

In addition, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the
following information about board members.

6. Please supply the names of everyone currently on the board along with
their registers of interest and the date that their register was last
updated.

7. Please supply details of any payments made to any of the board members
in the last 12 months, and a summary of the purpose of each payment.

Please do not send the requested information in pdf format files. I would
prefer to receive the requested information by email in a machine readable
format such as MS Excel.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

The Ferret Media Ltd

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The Ferret Media Ltd

Hi,

According to Scottish Information Commissioner Guidance 'A Person' for the purposes of the legislation may be an organisation or a company. See page 9 of the guidance here: https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/...

The original request is clearly from a named organisation. Our contact details are here: https://theferret.scot/contact-us/

I trust this is sufficient information to proceed with the request?

Yours sincerely,

The Ferret Media Ltd

fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear The Ferret Media Ltd
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately, the page you refer to in the Commissioner's guidance does
not exist.  We also note that the link to your contact details gives a
"404 page error".  Please provide us with a legitimate correspondence
address.
Yours faithfully
Hilary Chalmers

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From: The Ferret Media Ltd <[FOI #738464 email]>
Sent: 01 April 2021 22:47
To: fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley)
<[NHS Forth Valley request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request:0005841
 
Hi,

According to Scottish Information Commissioner Guidance 'A Person' for the
purposes of the legislation may be an organisation or a company. See page
9 of the guidance here:
[1]https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/...

The original request is clearly from a named organisation. Our contact
details are here: [2]https://theferret.scot/contact-us/

I trust this is sufficient information to proceed with the request?

Yours sincerely,

The Ferret Media Ltd

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fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley), Forth Valley NHS Board

Dear The Ferret Media
We refer to our previous email and note that we have not received any
correspondence from yourselves.  As a result we conclude that you no
longer require the information and we write to advise you that we consider
your request closed.
Should you require any further assistance please feel free to contact us.
Yours faithfully
Hilary Chalmers

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From: fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley)
<[NHS Forth Valley request email]>
Sent: 06 April 2021 14:45
To: The Ferret Media Ltd <[FOI #738464 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request:0005841
 
Dear The Ferret Media Ltd
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately, the page you refer to in the Commissioner's guidance does
not exist.  We also note that the link to your contact details gives a
"404 page error".  Please provide us with a legitimate correspondence
address.
Yours faithfully
Hilary Chalmers

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From: The Ferret Media Ltd <[FOI #738464 email]>
Sent: 01 April 2021 22:47
To: fv freedomofinformat (NHS Forth Valley)
<[NHS Forth Valley request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request:0005841
 
Hi,

According to Scottish Information Commissioner Guidance 'A Person' for the
purposes of the legislation may be an organisation or a company. See page
9 of the guidance here:
[1]https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/...

The original request is clearly from a named organisation. Our contact
details are here: [2]https://theferret.scot/contact-us/

I trust this is sufficient information to proceed with the request?

Yours sincerely,

The Ferret Media Ltd

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