Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
FOI Reference: FOI/202200319958
Date received: 12 September 2022
Date responded: 10 October 2022
Information requested
Request for Information 1 - The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR managers.
Request for Information 2 - Either a) the pay band of each of these roles, or b) the combined total salaries for these roles. Whichever measure is more in accordance with your data preferences.
Request for Information 3 - In the past 12 months the number of staff days across your organisation which have been committed to attending equality training programmes, whether internally run or with external consultants. (Staff days = duration of the training programme multiplied by the number of staff in attendance for the course).
Request for Information 4 - The contractual cost of any consultants hired, in the past twelve months, to provide any external training or advice on issues of diversity, equality, or inclusivity.
Request for Information 5 - In the past twelve months, the number of staff days committed to attending conferences relating mainly or exclusively to matters of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (Duration of conference multiplied by the number of staff in attendance).
Request for Information 6 - The costs of attending these conferences.
Request for Information 7 - Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion Workplace champions.
Response
[Note: some of this information was originally provided in CSV spreadsheet format at the request of the applicant.]
Request for Information 1 - One.
Request for Information 2 - The role is B3 grade which is £39,659 - £47,485 per annum.
Request for Information 3 - 168 days.
Request for Information 4 - No information is held - we have not hired any such consultants in the past 12 months.
Request for Information 5 - No information is held - no staff days have been committed to attending such conferences.
Request for Information 6 - No information is held - there has been no cost incurred.
Request for Information 7 - No information is held - we have not paid any such membership costs.
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