Information about Stonewall Workplace Equality Index (WEI)

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Greater Manchester Combined Authority should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Greater Manchester Combined Authority,

Please can you

1. Confirm whether your organisation applied to be part of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index in A) 2018 (for 2019), B) 2019 (for 2020) or C) 2021 (for 2022) (NB the index was suspended in 2020/21 because of Covid)

2. Give details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 whether or not as payment for goods or services.

3. State whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme in the future, and if so which.

If the answer to any part of 1 is yes please supply:

4. Any application you made in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 to be included on Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index, including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary.

5. Any feedback you received in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 from Stonewall in relation to either application or programme. This must include the priorities or objectives written by your organisation’s representative at the end of the feedback form (under the heading ‘Priorities for the year ahead’ in 2019; ‘Your priorities’ in 2020).

EXEMPTIONS?

If your organisation is considering refusing to disclose feedback received as part of the Stonewall scheme by relying on section 41 (confidential information) and/or section 43 (commercial interest) of FOI, please note the recent ICO decisions IC-129040-Y4T2 and IC-125081-Q8J6 which rejected these reasons. Sex Matters has written a short briefing on these two ICO decisions: please see www.sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2...

Yours faithfully,

A J H

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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Dear A J H
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Your request for information was received by us on 31 July 2022, regarding
Information about Stonewall Workplace Equality Index (WEI).
 
We are processing it in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. 
 
We aim to respond as soon as possible and no later than 20 working days
(26 August 2022) following the date of receipt. If the timescale needs to
be extended you will be notified of this.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting your reference number.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
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dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Mr H
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request received on 1 August 2022. Unfortunately, we
are unable to deal with your request for the following reason:
 
This is not a valid Freedom of Information request in line with Section 8
(1) (b). Following guidance from the Information Commissioners Office, we
require a full name in order to process a request, a set of initials does
not comply with this requirement. Please provide a full name if you wish
for us to respond to this request or we will consider it withdrawn.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Officer
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Greater Manchester Combined Authority,

My name is Amanda Hayman.

Yours sincerely,

A J H

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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Dear Amanda Hayman
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Your request for information was received by us on 03 August 2022,
regarding
Please can you
1. Confirm whether your organisation applied to be part of the Stonewall
Workplace Equality Index in A) 2018 (for 2019), B) 2019 (for 2020) or C)
2021 (for 2022) (NB the index was suspended in 2020/21 because of Covid)
2. Give details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall in
2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 whether or not as payment for goods or services.
3. State whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall
scheme in the future, and if so which.
If the answer to any part of 1 is yes please supply:
4. Any application you made in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 to be
included on Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index, including any
attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal
details if necessary.
5. Any feedback you received in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 from
Stonewall in relation to either application or programme. This must
include the priorities or objectives written by your organisation's
representative at the end of the feedback form (under the heading
'Priorities for the year ahead' in 2019; 'Your priorities' in 2020).
EXEMPTIONS?
If your organisation is considering refusing to disclose feedback received
as part of the Stonewall scheme by relying on section 41 (confidential
information) and/or section 43 (commercial interest) of FOI, please note
the recent ICO decisions IC-129040-Y4T2 and IC-125081-Q8J6 which rejected
these reasons. Sex Matters has written a short briefing on these two ICO
decisions: please see
www.sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2...

 
We are processing it in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. 
 
We aim to respond as soon as possible and no later than 20 working days (1
September 2022) following the date of receipt. If the timescale needs to
be extended you will be notified of this.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting your reference number.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Officer
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Mr Hayman
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request received on 3 August 2022 concerning 
,
Please can you
1. Confirm whether your organisation applied to be part of the Stonewall
Workplace Equality Index in A) 2018 (for 2019), B) 2019 (for 2020) or C)
2021 (for 2022) (NB the index was suspended in 2020/21 because of Covid)
2. Give details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall in
2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 whether or not as payment for goods or services.
3. State whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall
scheme in the future, and if so which.
If the answer to any part of 1 is yes please supply:
4. Any application you made in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 to be
included on Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index, including any
attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal
details if necessary.
5. Any feedback you received in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22 from
Stonewall in relation to either application or programme. This must
include the priorities or objectives written by your organisation's
representative at the end of the feedback form (under the heading
'Priorities for the year ahead' in 2019; 'Your priorities' in 2020).

We are continuing to work on your request but we need more time to process
it. This is because some of the information in scope is subject to the
exemption under Section 36: prejudice to the effective conduct of public
affairs. This exemption requires us to conduct a public interest test,
which we are able to extend the timeframe for a response, in order to
carry out this test.
 
We will now try to respond to you by 27 September 2022.
 
​If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to
contact us, quoting your reference number: 5293576
If you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of
the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be
addressed to:
 
foi.offficer@ greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
 
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Information Governance Team
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Ms Hayman
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I write in relation to your FOI request, 5293576.
 
I regret to inform you that we have not been able to conclude this request
within the extended timeframe.
 
I would like to advise you that the Information Governance team, with
support from GMCA's Data Protection Officer, is continuing to work on your
request and is in discussions with the relevant service area.
 
We will be in touch further as soon as possible and apologise for any
inconvenience caused with this delay.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Information Governance Team
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Ms Hayman
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 3 August 2022.
 
Please find attached our response to your request. This is part one of
two, as the file is quite large.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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Dear Ms Hayman
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 3 August 2022.
 
Please find attached Part two to your request.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions present are
solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The contents of this email
and any replies to this email may be required to be disclosed under The
Freedom of Information Act. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that you have received this email in error and that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error can you please delete
it and notify the sender by telephone on 0161 778 7000. GMCA has made
every effort to ensure attachments are free from viruses. However, neither
the Authority nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it
is your responsibility to scan any attachments.

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