Vale of Glamorgan Council: Membership to Stonewall, and sexed spaces, sports and services

Dear Eddy Zimkwazi

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information about: Membership to Stonewall,
and sexed spaces, sports and services

Your request was received on 09/09/2024 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your query has been given the reference 00207681

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Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

Second Floor, Churchill House

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

029 20678400

[email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

tel / ffôn: 01446 700111

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Dear Mr Zimkwazi

Please see our response below to your request for information:

1. I would like to know how much money Vale of Glamorgan Council paid to Stonewall in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Money paid to Stonewall in the following financial years:

2021/22 - £2,500.00 + VAT
2022/23 - £2575 plus VAT
2023/24 - £2575 plus VAT
2024/25 - £2575 plus VAT

2. I would like to know if Vale of Glamorgan Council pays annual membership to any Stonewall schemes. If yes, which schemes, how much money, and which date each year does membership run from/to.

Annual membership to the Stonewall Diversity Champion scheme by financial year is provided above.

3. I would like to know who took the decision for it to be appropriate for Vale of Glamorgan Council to be under Stonewall's influence, and on what basis this decision was taken.

Membership was agreed following consultation with the Council's Corporate Resources management team, the Council's staff networks, and trade unions. Membership of the scheme enables access to various resources to support our work to ensure the Council is an inclusive employer and workplace.

4. I would like to know if Vale of Glamorgan Council has undertaken any similar political activism like it has in being a member of Stonewall in support of gender critical views, LGB people who reject any association with the new version of Stonewall because they consider it to be advocating against LGB people, and the importance of single sex spaces, services and sports for women and girls. If it has, please list the activities, dates and spend involved.

The Council does not consider membership to be political activism.

5. Does Vale of Glamorgan Council plan to continue to give money to Stonewall? Are there any future plans to pay money to Stonewall?

All spend is subject to annual review.

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c/o The Monitoring Officer - [email address] Or by post to The Monitoring Officer, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU.

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The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office - Wales Second Floor, Churchill House Churchill Way, Cardiff
CF10 2HH
029 20678400 / Fax:029 20678399
[email address]

Regards
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
tel / ffôn: 01446 700111
e-mail / bost: [email address]
or [email address]

Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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Visit our Website at http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/
Ewch i'n gwefan yn http://www.bromorgannwg.gov.uk/

Find us on Facebook / Cewch ddod o hyd i ni ar Facebook
Follow us on Twitter / Dilynwch ni ar Twitter

Correspondence is welcomed in Welsh or English / Croesewir Gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg.

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