Information about your dealings with Stonewall [Extraneous material removed]

U. Winfield made this Freedom of Information request to Swan Housing Association Limited
This authority is not subject to FOI law, so is not legally obliged to respond (details).
This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was refused by Swan Housing Association Limited.

Dear Swan Housing Association Limited,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please provide any information that you hold answering to any of the following descriptions:

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,” including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary.

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to either application or programme.

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or 2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be entitled to withhold it).

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind, if no further assessment was done).

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019; (ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme in the future, and if so which.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

Dear Swan Housing Association Limited,

I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

Information (Generic Enquiry Mailbox), Swan Housing Association Limited

Dear Sir/Madame,

Can you please confirm what this enquiry is relating to, and if you could
please provide your name, address and contact phone number I'd be happy to
call to discuss.

Kind Regards

Mike Alger
Head of Customer Relations
Pilgrim House High Street Billericay Essex CM12 9XY

-----Original Message-----
From: U. Winfield <[FOI #725547 email]>
Sent: 09 March 2021 11:02
To: Information (Generic Enquiry Mailbox) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Information about your
dealings with Stonewall #DontSubmitToStonewall

Dear Swan Housing Association Limited,

I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

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Swan Housing Group comprises Swan Housing Association Ltd, a Registered
Society, Registered Number 28496R, with exempt charitable status (which is
also a Registered Provider regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing)
and private companies: Hera Management Services Ltd (Registered in
England, Registered Number 7517785), Swan Commercial Services Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number: 6192065), Swan Housing Capital
Plc (Registered in England, Registered Number: 9362244), Swan Housing
Finance Ltd (Registered in England, Registered Number 11284173) Swan New
Homes Ltd (Registered in England, Registered Number: 5207468) Swan BQ Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number 7776945) and Vivo Support Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number:7498987 ). Nu Living is a
trading name of Swan New Homes Limited. The Registered Office for all of
these companies is: Pilgrim House, High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12
9XY. Swan Housing Association Limited and Swan New Homes Limited are
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of
those of their activities which are required to be so regulated. This
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Dear Swan Housing Association Limited FoI requests,

On 8th February 2021 I wrote to you through the "Whatdotheyknow" portal as follows. To my knowledge I did not receive a "receipt", nor any other communication. Can you now please acknowledge receipt, and please supply answers by 7th April? Thank you in advance:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please provide any information that you hold answering to any of the following descriptions:

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,” including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary.

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to either application or programme.

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or 2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be entitled to withhold it).

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind, if no further assessment was done).

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019; (ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme in the future, and if so which.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

Improvement Mailbox, Swan Housing Association Limited

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your email.

As Swan Housing Association is not a public body, we are not subject to
the Freedom of Information Act.

Kind Regards

Vicky Roper
Customer Relations Officer

Direct Tel: 01277 315009 I [mobile number]  Main Tel: 0300 303
2500
Swan Housing Association Registered Office - Pilgrim House, High Street,
Billericay, Essex, CM12 9XY
Registered Number – 28496R

      

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-----Original Message-----
From: U. Winfield <[FOI #725547 email]>
Sent: 09 March 2021 14:08
To: Information (Generic Enquiry Mailbox) <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Information about your
dealings with Stonewall #DontSubmitToStonewall

Dear Swan Housing Association Limited FoI requests,

Can you now please acknowledge receipt, and please supply answers by 7th
April? Thank you in advance:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please
provide any information that you hold answering to any of the following
descriptions:

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity
Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,”
including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please
redact personal details if necessary.

2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in relation to
either application or programme.

3. Any other communication you have received from Stonewall in 2019 or
2020 unless privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure (but if you
claim privilege or exemption in relation to any material, please say in
broad terms what the material is and the basis on which you claim to be
entitled to withhold it).

4. Full details of any equality impact assessment you carried out
connected with any of these applications (including any equality impact
assessment carried out prior to an earlier application of the same kind,
if no further assessment was done).

5. Details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall (i) in 2019;
(ii) in 2020, whether or not as payment for goods or services.

6. Whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme
in the future, and if so which.

Yours faithfully,

U. Winfield

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[FOI #725547 email]

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latest advice from the ICO:

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be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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Swan Housing Group comprises Swan Housing Association Ltd, a Registered
Society, Registered Number 28496R, with exempt charitable status (which is
also a Registered Provider regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing)
and private companies: Hera Management Services Ltd (Registered in
England, Registered Number 7517785), Swan Commercial Services Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number: 6192065), Swan Housing Capital
Plc (Registered in England, Registered Number: 9362244), Swan Housing
Finance Ltd (Registered in England, Registered Number 11284173) Swan New
Homes Ltd (Registered in England, Registered Number: 5207468) Swan BQ Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number 7776945) and Vivo Support Ltd
(Registered in England, Registered Number:7498987 ). Nu Living is a
trading name of Swan New Homes Limited. The Registered Office for all of
these companies is: Pilgrim House, High Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12
9XY. Swan Housing Association Limited and Swan New Homes Limited are
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of
those of their activities which are required to be so regulated. This
message does not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, policies or
procedures of Swan Housing Group, or any of the members of the Group, and
does not give rise to any contract, undertaking or agreement. Email is not
a secure form of communication. Every effort has been made to ensure that
this message has been correctly addressed. It, and any associated file(s),
may contain privileged or confidential information, or details intended
only for the sender and intended recipient. If you have received this
message in error and are not the intended recipient, please delete it and
any associated file(s) and destroy any printed copy. Please also notify
the sender by a return email or by telephone to make them aware that the
message has been received by someone other than the intended recipient.

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