FOI release

FOI22_23-062 - Staffing query

Published 20 January 2023

Our ref: FOI22/23-062

1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your email of 12 September 2022 in which you requested from the Insolvency Service:

• 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).

• 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.

• 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).

• The costs of attending these conferences.

• Membership costs the organisation pays for participation in equality charters such as the Stonewall Equality Champions, or Diversity and Inclusion Workplace champions.

Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

I can confirm the agency holds the information that you have requested and I have provided answers to your questions below:

• The number of FTE working on D&I overall is 2.
• The grades of the employees are 1.5 SEO equivalent and 0.5 Grade 7.
• The number of days recorded for staff training are: 250.5 days (7 hour day)

• The cost was £25269.

• There have been no consultants hired so there has been no costs associated.
• Conferences attended: - 11 people 11 days at a cost of £3205.
• The Insolvency Service is a member of Business Disability Forum we renewed our membership in May at a cost of £4800. We are not members of any other organisation.

The Insolvency Service was a member of Stonewall our membership was due for renewal in January 2022. We did not renew our membership.

If you are not satisfied with the response we have provided you and would like us to reconsider our decision by way of an internal review (IR), please contact our Information Rights Team at foi@insolvency.gov.uk or by post at:

Information Rights Team

The Insolvency Service

3rd Floor

Cannon House

18 Priory Queensway

Birmingham

B4 6FD

United Kingdom

You also have the right to contact the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) if you wish for them to investigate any complaint you may have in regards to our handling of your request. However, please note that the ICO is likely to expect an IR to have been completed in the first instance.

Kind regards

Information Rights Team

The Insolvency Service

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