Tweet dated 30.06.20
Dear Rail Delivery Group,
On 30th June, I have noted that you Tweeted to celebrate Pride month, along with the picture demonstrating the variously updated decals on the trains.
So, with that in mind, may I please enquire if Rail Delivery Group is a Stonewall Champion?
If so, what does that entail and are there any costs associated with being a 'Stonewall Champion'?
Thank you very much indeed.
Yours faithfully,
Bernie Williams
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Tweet dated 30.06.20
Dear Rail Delivery Group,
On 30th June, I have noted that you Tweeted to celebrate Pride month,
along with the picture demonstrating the variously updated decals on the
trains.
So, with that in mind, may I please enquire if Rail Delivery Group is a
Stonewall Champion?
If so, what does that entail and are there any costs associated with being
a 'Stonewall Champion'?
Thank you very much indeed.
Yours faithfully,
Bernie Williams
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Hi Bernie
Thank you for your email. While the Rail Delivery Group is not a public
authority that must disclose information under the Freedom of Information
Act, we can provide some information to you that may be of use.
The RDG is not currently a Stonewall Champion. Information about becoming
a Stonewall Champion is available on their website and the cost is a
matter for Stonewall. We have signed up for conferences, which includes
briefings and training, from Stonewall and the cost of their conferences
is publicly available on their website. We also use the services of other
organisations that specialise in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
to support our ongoing programme of activity to ensure the RDG is an
inclusive place for everyone to work. This includes supporting our
employee network for LGBT+ people and allies.
We know that some of our members (Network Rail and train operators) engage
with Stonewall as part of their EDI activity, but we do not hold
information about their current arrangements.
I trust this clarifies the situation, and I hope you have a lovely day.
Thanks again for contacting us, and please let me know if I can be of any
further assistance.
Kind regards
Mukesh Patel
Customer Relations Team
[email address]
We’d love to hear your view on the service you received today. Please
click on the link below to start the survey.
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Mr N Hardwick left an annotation ()
Bernie, you asked whether they were a Stonewall Champion and they said they weren't, so how would they know the cost?
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Bernie Williams left an annotation ()
RDG have responded, but I'm a little underwhelmed by the tone of their response, quite frankly, because to one of my questions regarding monies paid to a separate organisation, they said.
'...the cost is a matter for Stonewall'.
As a response, I found that somewhat passive aggressive, as I'm fully aware that Stonewall determine the cost of their courses and membership, etc; but rather I am enquiring how much public money RDG have spent on maintaining this spurious 'membership'.