Key information
Request reference number: 679
Date of response:
Summary of request
Our response:
1) The number of roles across all components of your operations, directorates and management structures, expressed in numbers of full-time employees (FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. This information should encompass all roles, wherever based.
Roles meeting this description could include (amongst other guises) “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer” (EDI) or “Diversity and Inclusion Project Managers”. Please break down, if possible, the number of roles per component part of your operations.
For all roles meeting this description, please also provide, in order of preference, either a) the salary of these roles, b) the pay band of these roles, or c) the combined total salary of these roles. Please provide the information that is most in accordance with your data processing practices.
Please also advise if there are any plans to hire further staff in these areas within the next 18 months, and the roles/pay bands that they are likely to occupy.
Inclusion and Engagement Lead, full time, Grade 4 Pay band £67,110 - £75,329
There are currently no plans to hire further staff in this area in the next 18 months.
2) With the same criteria as above, please provide the number of internal training courses attended by staff which pertain to the issues encompassed by equality, diversity or inclusivity. Please include the name of the courses, the number of attendees, and the duration of the course.
In the last 18 months:
Get to Know: EDI
In the last 18 months 8 sessions were held
Each session was 90 minutes
In total, 47 people have attended
3) Please, if possible, provide details of any internal EDI practices and networks, including the number of individuals who are members of such networks.
Race Matters Network
Disability Network
S.H.E Network
Men’s Network
Health and Wellbeing Network
LGBTQ+ network
The networks are generally open to all colleagues with differing colleagues choosing to attend, sometimes regularly and sometimes for specific sessions. The average attendance at sessions, normally ran in lunchtime hours, varies.
The S.H.E Network currently has 79 colleagues who have signed up to receive regular updates on the network’s activities but do not attend every meeting.
Inclusion Champions – six champions across the organisation who support and advocate inclusion in their local areas of the business.
4) Please provide details of any external contractors brought in by the department to conduct training, advice, or guidance on issues relating to EDI. Where applicable this should include costs and associated manhours.
Inclusion London – delivered training on Disability inclusion in 2023 and 2024.
All staff briefing x7
Duration – 60 minutes
9 sessions.
Managers training x8
Duration – 180 minutes
5 sessions.
Total attendance:
Managers training – 92
Staff briefing - 154
Total cost: £15,230
The Equal Group
Collaboration Contract - £19800
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Develop and support Inclusion & Engagement Lead to set up systems across the business and provide tools to support implementation of the EDI Strategy
Safe Spaces - £9750
- Supporting MOPAC in the guidance for setting up and facilitating Safe Spaces
Advancing Inclusion - £9725
- Supporting MOPAC in the development of Comms Strategy and Planning, Inclusion Champions and Staff Networks