Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 159-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
We are seeking recorded information relating to your Trust’s compliance with the statutory learning disability and autism training requirements for health and social care staff, introduced under the Health and Care Act 2022 and associated regulations, including the implementation of the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice.
1. Training Programme Used
a) Please confirm whether the Trust uses:
• The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism; or
• An alternative training programme intended to meet the statutory requirements.
Our response:
We use The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism.
You asked:
b) If an alternative training programme is used, please provide:
• The name and description of the training programme(s);
• Any recorded rationale, policy, or assessment used to determine that the alternative programme satisfies the statutory requirement.
Our response:
We use The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
You asked:
2. Workforce size – Please provide the total number of staff employed by the Trust (headcount), using your standard reporting methodology, for each of the last three completed reporting years; and please state the reporting period used (e.g. calendar year, financial year). This should include temporary/bank/agency/locum staff.
Our response:
| 2023 / 03 | 2024 / 03 | 2025 / 03 | 2026 / 03 | |
| Headcount | 5,938 | 6,147 | 6,373 | 6,384 |
You asked:
3. Training Eligibility and Compliance Data – For each of the last three completed reporting years (using your standard annual training compliance reporting cycle and stating the reporting period used), please provide:
a) The total number of staff identified as requiring learning disability and autism training.
b) If training is delivered at different levels/tiers, for each level/tier:
• The number of staff identified as requiring that level/tier;
• The number of staff recorded as being compliant with that level/tier;
c) If training is only delivered at a single tier, please state number of staff recorded as being compliant with the training.
Our response:
April 2025/March 2026
Data as of 01 April 2026
| Mandatory Training Name | Meets requirement | Does not meet requirement | Requires Training |
| OMMT – Tier 1 (3 yearly) | 75.60% | 24.40% | 1453 |
| OMMT – Tier 2 (3 yearly) | 35.10% | 64.90% | 4081 |
Tier 1 – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 1104
Tier 2 – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 1428
April 2024/March 2025
Data as of 01 April 2025
| Mandatory Training Name | Meets requirement | Does not meet requirement | Grand Total |
| OMMT – Tier 1 (3 yearly) | 36.20% | 63.80% | 1467 |
| OMMT – Tier 2 (3 yearly) | 47.30% | 52.70% | 706 |
| OMMT – Tier 1 (One off) | 87.60% | 12.40% | 3350 |
Tier 1 (3 yearly) – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 528
Tier 1 (One off) – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 2948
Tier 2 – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 331
April 2023/March 2024
Data as of 01 April 2024
| Mandatory Training Name | Meets requirement | Does not meet requirement | Grand Total |
| OMMT – Tier 1 (3 yearly) | 80.30% | 19.70% | 5147 |
Tier 1 – number of staff recorded as being compliant – 4117
You asked:
d) The equivalent figures specifically for Psychiatrists and trainee Psychiatrists.
Our response:
Our Learning Management system provides live reporting therefore the Trust can only provide data for this request as of today 28 May 2026.
- The number of staff identified as requiring Tier 2 within this staff group – 129
- The number of staff recorded as being compliant with Tier 2 within this staff group – 65
You asked:
4. Definitions and Methodology – Please provide definitions and methods used to compile the figures above, including:
a) Your definition of “compliant” for reporting purposes, including whether this requires completion of all required components of the relevant training.
Our response:
It requires completion of all training.
You asked:
b) Any internal guidance, policy, criteria, or role-mapping used to determine:
• Which staff are required to undertake the training; and
• Which staff are required to complete different levels/tiers (if applicable).
Our response:
This is nationally mandated.
You asked:
5. Governance, Reporting and Audit – Please provide copies of any recorded reports, audits, dashboards, committee papers, board reports, or submissions to external regulators from the last three completed reporting years related to monitoring, auditing,
Our response:
Information relating to the training is published within our Annual Report and is available to view on our website and can be access by clicking on the links below:
Annual Reports and Publications > Glos Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust and Board and Governors > Glos Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
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.