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Freedom of Information request 098-2023

Response published: 5 July 2025

FOI Request

This is an information request relating to Pride Month. Please include the following information: • Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event • Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month. i.e. since the beginning of the 2023/24 financial year. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost • Whether the organisation has sponsored any Pride events. If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship particularly the financial value. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 098-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below or Please :
• Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event
A. LGBTQI+ Network has been on a roadshow visiting sites across the Trust on 5th, 6th , 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th June.
• Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month. i.e. since the beginning of the 2023/24 financial year. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost A. None. • Whether the organisation has sponsored any Pride events. If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship particularly the financial value. A. The Trust has attended Pride events around Gloucestershire with stands and leaflets and volunteers to promote the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work within the Trust.