FOI/2022/4473
You asked
Please provide the following information:
What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2021-22 by your organisation? Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewalls Diversity Champions programme? What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in 2021-22? Specifically, this incorporates: Events/conferences (where, for example, your organisation has purchased tickets to attend or entered raffles or auctions organised by Stonewall). Please name any events/conferences that your organisation attended, and the date attended. Other programmes (such as LGВТ Leadership programme, LGВТ Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes).
We said
Thank you for your request.
We continuously review all our memberships and the value they offer to ONS as an inclusive employer. For example, we also engage with schemes covering disability and working families.
1. What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2021-22 by your organisation?
The membership fee paid was £2,500.
2. Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme?
We are not currently a member of Stonewalls Diversity Champions programme.
3. What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in 2021-22? Specifically, this incorporates:
- Events/conferences (where, for example, your organisation has purchased tickets to attend or entered raffles or auctions organised by Stonewall). Please name any events/conferences that your organisation attended, and the date attended.-
- Other programmes (such as LGВТ Leadership programme, LGВТ Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes).
Following a search of our purchase order records, we can confirm that no other money was given to Stonewall from the central budget.