Information about your funding to Stonewall

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding has been provided to Stonewall by:

Rhondda Cynon Taff Council

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:
(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;
(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the purpose);
(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and services).

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or services, please specify:
(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;
(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in contravention of the law;
(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual or legal shortfalls.

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:
(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of direct grants;
(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods or services;
(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

Freedomofinformation,

Dear Mr Bratt

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if it
relates to environmental information).

You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council. We will contact you should this not be the case.

Yours sincerely

Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol/for Director of Legal
Services

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Dear Mr Bratt

We refer to your Freedom of Information Request in respect of Funding to
Stonewall.

The Council’s response is set out below:

1. In respect of each of the years 2015-2021, please confirm what funding
has been provided to Stonewall by Rhondda Cynon Taff Council

Refer to the attachment.

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:

(a) direct grants for unlimited purposes;

(b) direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the
purpose);

(c) payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and
services).

Refer to the attachment.

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or
services, please specify:

(a) what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or
services meet contractual and/or legal requirements;

(b) what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of
goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in
contravention of the law;

(c) what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual
or legal shortfalls.

N/A.  

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:

(a) What criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of
direct grants;

(b) What tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods
or services;

(c) What alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered.

Council procurement procedures have been adhered to.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review of the Council’s response.  If you wish
to exercise this right, you must do so within 40 working days of the date
of this response.  Please set out in writing your grounds and send your
appeal to Mrs Julie Llewellyn. She may be reached at [1][email address] or
at RCT CBC, The Pavilions, Clydach Vale, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX.

Additionally you may, if you wish, find out more about the Freedom of
Information Act & Environmental Information Regulations from the
Information Commissioner at [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/

Yours sincerely

Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance

ar ran Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol/for Director of Legal
Services

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Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

Dear Freedomofinformation,

Thank you for your response, in which is stated that Rhondda Cynon Taff Council made the following payments/purposes; Could you kindly provide the additional points of clarification as listed below?

2015
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership
£250.00 Training
£2,500.00 Allies Program (shared with National Assembly Wales - recharged 1/2)

2016
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership
£200.00 Training
£195.00 Training
£1,250.00 Education Champions Membership
£600.00 Workplace Conference tickets
£85.07 Payment for goods/service (Youth 5x60 Grant)

2017
£15.00 Payment for goods/service (WAG Youth Support Grant)
£258.08 Payment for goods/service (WAG Youth Support Grant)
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership
£195.00 Training
£600.00 Workplace Conference tickets

2018
£200.00 Training
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership
£2,500.00 Inclusive Service Delivery Training
£2,625.00 Trans Allies Programme
£1,250.00 Education Champions Membership
£1,250.00 Payment for goods/service

2019
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership
£340.00 Role Models programme
£950.00 Education Champions Membership
£675.00 Workplace Conference tickets

2020
£950.00 Education Champions Membership
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership

2021
£950.00 Education Champions Membership
£2,500.00 Diversity Champions Membership

i) Please confirm whether all payments listed are ex-VAT or inclusive?

ii) In respect to all entries entitled 'Training' or 'Conference' could you please name the event, provide the ex-vat 'per-attendee' charge and the number of tickets/attendance purchased?

iii) Please provide the same granularity of detail (if appropriate) for the 'Allies'/'Trans Allies' Programmes

iv) For all entries annotated 'Payment for goods/services' please provide greater detail, especially if associated with a grant payment. For example, please explain what 'Youth 5x60 Grant' and 'WAG Youth Support Grant' actually mean in practice. Are these grants that have been made to Stonewall for a limited or unlimited purpose. Please explain the extent of limitation of purpose, and/or provide documentation which gives that detail.

Yours sincerely,

Dave Bratt - Voice for Justice UK

Freedomofinformation,

Dear Mr Bratt

Thank you for your email. Your request will be treated as a new FOI
request.

You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council. We will contact you should this not be the case.

Yours sincerely

Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol/for Director of Legal
Services

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