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Mixed sex toilets & policies

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Dear Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please disclose the following:

Do you have mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for pupils? Yes/No

If yes, please:

a) list location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block:
b) number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities
c) number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in each toilet
d) number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks
e) number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet blocks

For stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for student use, please disclose the:
f) number of stand alone accessible toilets on site
g) number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for accessible use

Please provide the following information:
h) current policies or rules on use of toilets
i) documents/reports presented to the governing body on:
i) converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
ii) discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets.

j) Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
Yes/No

k) If yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual assault(s).

l) For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose:
i)risk assessments
ii) equality impact assessments

m) For converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work

Time limit:
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Redactions:
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Accessibility:
If the information is already published, please provide the link to the document and let me know the relevant page number or agenda item.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request.

Many thanks for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Ermine Amies

Dear Ormiston Victory Academy,

Your response is overdue. Please respond.

Yours,

Ermine Amies

Dear Ormiston Victory Academy,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please respond now.

Yours,

Ermine Amies

Hawes,N, Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich

Good afternoon,
There is no attachment or further information regarding the request. Could
you please clarify? 
Kind regards,
Nicole
Miss N Hawes | PA to the Principal | Communications Manager | Ormiston
Victory Academy

Tel: 01603 734162 | E: [email address]

Ormiston Victory Academy

Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0PX

 01603 742310

 [email address]

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From: Ermine Amies <[FOI #1131448 email]>
Sent: 28 June 2024 08:16
To: OViA_info <[Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Mixed sex toilets & policies
 
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Yours,

Ermine Amies

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Yours sincerely,

Ermine Amies

Dear Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please disclose the following:

Do you have mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for pupils? Yes/No

If yes, please:

a) list location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block:
b) number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities
c) number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in each toilet
d) number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks
e) number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet blocks

For stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets for student use, please disclose the:
f) number of stand alone accessible toilets on site
g) number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for accessible use

Please provide the following information:
h) current policies or rules on use of toilets
i) documents/reports presented to the governing body on:
i) converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
ii) discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets.

j) Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
Yes/No

k) If yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual assault(s).

l) For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose:
i)risk assessments
ii) equality impact assessments

m) For converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work

Time limit:
You should regard the 20 working day limit for answering FOIs as a ‘long stop’, in other words the latest possible date on which you may issue a response (ICO guidance on time limits in FOIA Section 10).

Excessive costs:
If this request needs refining to make it possible for you to comply without incurring excessive costs (FOIA Section 12), consider ways in which you can help me to refine my request so you can answer without exceeding the appropriate limit. Please let me know as soon as possible, so you will be able to make the disclosures promptly, within the Section 10 time limit.

Redactions:
Please ensure that where you deem it necessary under s.40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to redact personal data or any other information, please redact the minimum necessary (eg redact an individual’s name not their organisation in email addresses) and send me the rest of the material, explaining the legal grounds for each redaction.

Accessibility:
If the information is already published, please provide the link to the document and let me know the relevant page number or agenda item.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request.

Many thanks for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Ermine Amies

Pitts,T, Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich

I think this is one that OAT are involved in - leave it with me!
Kind regards,

Teresa Pitts | Director of Finance & Operations | Ormiston Victory Academy

Tel: 01603 734165  | E: [email address]

[mobile number]

Ormiston Victory Academy

Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0PX

  01603 742310

   [email address]

NB: I may choose to send emails early in the morning, late at night, at
weekends, or in the school holidays to support my own workload and
preferred working patterns. There is no expectation that these are read or
responded to outside of your normal working hours, unless it suits your
work patterns and wellbeing to do so.

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From: Hawes,N <[email address]>
Sent: 28 June 2024 12:04
To: Ermine Amies <[FOI #1131448 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Mixed sex toilets & policies
 
Good afternoon,
There is no attachment or further information regarding the request. Could
you please clarify? 
Kind regards,
Nicole
Miss N Hawes | PA to the Principal | Communications Manager | Ormiston
Victory Academy

Tel: 01603 734162 | E: [email address]

Ormiston Victory Academy

Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0PX

 01603 742310

 [email address]

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

From: Ermine Amies <[FOI #1131448 email]>
Sent: 28 June 2024 08:16
To: OViA_info <[Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Mixed sex toilets & policies
 
NOTICE: This email has been received from an external source. Do not
interact with links or download attachments unless you are confident in
the sender's credibility. Phishing attempts often impersonate legitimate
contacts.

Dear Ormiston Victory Academy,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please respond
now.

Yours,

Ermine Amies

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Thank you!

Pitts,T, Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich

Please find below the information in respect of your request:
Do you have mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender neutral)  toilets
for pupils? Yes

If yes, please:

a) list location of toilet blocks and disclose for each toilet block: Main
Block and Platinum
b) number of mixed sex toilets with shared handwashing facilities. Main
Block - 12 and Platinum 12
c) number of mixed sex toilets with self-contained hand washing in each
toilet. None
d) number of toilets in separate girls toilet blocks.  36
e) number of toilets and number of urinals in separate boys toilet blocks.
No urinals all toilets. 36

For stand alone separate single mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral)  toilets for student use, please disclose the:
f) number of stand alone accessible toilets on site - 14
g) number of stand alone toilets on site, not fitted out for accessible
use - none

Please provide the following information: We do not have these.
h) current policies or rules on use of toilets
i) documents/reports presented to the governing body on:
      i)       converting single sex toilets to mixed sex toilets, and
      ii)     discipline problems relating to use of pupil toilets.

j) Have you reported any sexual assaults to the police 2021 to date?
No

k) If yes, please state year, and location(s) of the alleged sexual
assault(s).

l) For new build and converted mixed sex (also known as unisex or gender
neutral) toilets in your school, please disclose: N/A
                i)risk assessments
                 ii) equality impact assessments

m) For converted toilets, date(s) of conversion and cost of work N/A
Kind regards,

Teresa Pitts | Director of Finance & Operations | Ormiston Victory Academy

Tel: 01603 734165  | E: [email address]

[mobile number]

Ormiston Victory Academy

Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0PX

  01603 742310

   [email address]

NB: I may choose to send emails early in the morning, late at night, at
weekends, or in the school holidays to support my own workload and
preferred working patterns. There is no expectation that these are read or
responded to outside of your normal working hours, unless it suits your
work patterns and wellbeing to do so.

Thank you.

Pitts,T, Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich

Thank you for your email.  I will be out of the office for the next few
weeks, I will have limited access to emails and will get back to you as
soon as I can.
If you need an urgent response, please contact the following:
Operational  -  Berri Lake on [email address]
Finance - Marie Smith on [email address]
HR & Payroll - Bev Townsend - [email address]
Kind regards,
Teresa

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