Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
Tel: 0300 421 8100
E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
Date: 13th July 2022
Sent via e-mail to:- Elliot Keck research7@taxpayersalliance.com
————————-Elliot Keck
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 175-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below and attached.
• A list of all the staff networks at the trust – See Attachment 1
• Whether each network receives funding from the trust and, if so, how much please express annually for the last three financial years. – The networks do not receive funding but the following roles in relation to resources allocated to the networks are as follows:
• The permanent appointment of the ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead’ in November 2021, provides a source of expertise to service leads, structured framework to collate and collaborate on the Trust’s EDI work.
• Admin Support from the Administrative Officer OD..
• How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network please express annually for the last three financial years. – See Attachment 1
• A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far April to the present day., including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event – See Attachment 1
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to: –
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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E-mail: —
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Friday 8th June 2022
RE: Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
-------------------------Information Team
This is an information request relating to staff networks at the Trust. As an example of a staff network, see here: https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/lgbt-staff-network/ Please provide me with the following information:
• A list of all the staff networks at the trust
• Whether each network receives funding from the trust and, if so, how much please express annually for the last three financial years.
• How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network please express annually for the last three financial years.
• A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far April to the present day., including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event
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.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for.
I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below.
Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.