Released 12 December 2022
Request:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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). If unable to provide please mark as N/A in your return.
Information disclosed:
1 and 2: Please see table below for information relevant to this part of your request:
| Job title | Afc Band | FTE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Equalities & Inclusion | 8c | 1.0 | |
| Equalities Development & Improvement Manager | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Equalities & Wellbeing Data Analys | 7 | 1.0 | This role will be split 50/50 EDI and Health & Wellbeing* |
| EDI Team & Staff Networks Administrator | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Total | 4.00* | *3.5 FTE Equality-related posts |
3. Information about the number of staff days which may have been dedicated to attending equality training programmes specifically, both internally and externally, is not held centrally by the Trust. Whilst all new staff are required to undertake Equality and Diversity training at Induction and follow up training every three years, we do not maintain a cumulative total of the time this involves.
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act the Trust is not required to create ‘new’ information for the purpose of answering a FOI request. According to guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, where the provision of information will require complex analysis and a high level of skill and judgement to produce, this would amount to creating information not already held. An initial assessment of the work involved in providing information in the format requested, concluded that it meets the criteria of information ‘not held’ under this guidance.