staff Accessing College Buildings
Dear Dundee and Angus College,
1. Under Freedom of Information Scotland, I wish to receive the following information within 20 working days:
2. Since lockdown until 19 June 2020, can you please provide details of the number of staff who have accessed the college buildings or otherwise travelled on college business? Can you please break this down into dates, roles, FTE numbers, duration in hours/minutes, reason for attendance and also indicate whether this was on a voluntary basis or for reasons connected with their substantive roles?
3. Please advise whether there was prior consultation with Trade Unions before staff entered the building or travelled on college business? If not, please indicate your reasons.
4. Were Trade Unions involved in the drafting/agreement of risk assessments prior to staff accessing the buildings and did staff have sight of these prior to entry?
5. Did any staff members have to travel more than five miles in order to attend work under these circumstances? If so, how many?
6. Did any staff have to use public transport to attend work under these circumstances? If so, how many?
7. Was the decision to have staff attend work equality impact assessed? If not, why not?
Yours faithfully,
John Gallacher
Dear John
Thank you for your recent request for information, please see our
responses below and the information captured relating to attendance at
campuses between 20^th March and 19^th June. Information relating to
mileage and public transport has not been recorded therefore is not
available.
2. Since lockdown until 19 June 2020, can you please provide details of
the number of staff who have accessed the college buildings or otherwise
travelled on college business? Can you please break this down into dates,
roles, FTE numbers, duration in hours/minutes, reason for attendance and
also indicate whether this was on a voluntary basis or for reasons
connected with their substantive roles?
List attached. Not all of the above details are available, but those
available are detailed on the enclosed list. In all cases the activities
undertaken could not be completed remotely and physical distancing and
enhanced hygiene measures were enforced.
3. Please advise whether there was prior consultation with Trade Unions
before staff entered the building or travelled on college business? If
not, please indicate your reasons.
Yes
4. Were Trade Unions involved in the drafting/agreement of risk
assessments prior to staff accessing the buildings and did staff have
sight of these prior to entry?
Yes
5. Did any staff members have to travel more than five miles in order to
attend work under these circumstances? If so, how many?
This data is not available
6. Did any staff have to use public transport to attend work under these
circumstances? If so, how many?
This data is not available
7. Was the decision to have staff attend work equality impact assessed?
If not, why not?
No. All work undertaken was either essential services/maintenance or very
limited ad hoc attendance. Risk assessments highlight
restrictions/mitigations in respect of shielding/additional risk factors.
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Kind Regards
FOI
Dundee and Angus College
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