FOI release

SIA spending on equality, diversity and inclusion

Published 20 January 2023

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1. Request

You requested the following:

  1. How many staff (as measured by full-time equivalents) do you employ to work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)?

  2. What was your spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) for the financial year 2021/22 and what is the budget for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the current financial year?

  3. What was your spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training for the financial year 2021/22 and what is the budget for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training in the current financial year?

  4. How many staff working days do you estimate were lost from regular work due to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training for the financial year 2021/22 and what is your estimate of staff working days that will be lost from regular work due to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training during the current financial year?

2. Response

I can confirm that the SIA does hold this information. The answers to each of your questions are as follows:

  1. The SIA has no dedicated role working on EDI at this time. We have a number of different individuals and consultants who work on EDI projects, working groups, training etc and if this was totalled for 2022/2023 with work in the pipeline, this would equate to approximately 1 full-time equivalent.

  2. Spending for the financial year 2021/22 was £9,654. In the financial year 2021/22 there was no set budget.

  3. The SIA does not hold this information. At present, there is no budget.

  4. Staff have been invited to attend workshops during the 2021/21 year, that have been ran throughout the year. There has not been specific EDI training for the year 2021/22, but a number of sessions have been run. The SIA is planning to have an extensive training offer for the 2023/24 year.

[Reference: FOI 0380]

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