Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-12092025-604177
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. The number of staff employed by your Trust whose primary role relates to Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as of September 2025.
Our response:
One.
You asked:
2. The total salary cost for these staff in the most recent financial year.
Our response:
£33,872.40
You asked:
3. The total spend by your Trust on EDI-related training, workshops, events or external consultancy in each of the past three financial years.
Our response:
2025-2026 = £889.17
2024-2025 = £1,186.00
2023-2024 – Due to internal changes of budgetary permissions in the 2023-2024 financial year, we are unable to provide accurate estimates, however it is likely to be a similar amount to the 2024-2025 financial year.
You asked:
4. Copies of any mandatory EDI training materials currently in use for staff.
Our response:
EDI GHC Training – Master Deck – June 2025 2024 v.16 Handout_Redacted
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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.