You asked
I am looking for information about non-disclosure agreements signed by staff in relation to severance payments. Please could you provide me with the following:
1. How many non-disclosure agreements have staff signed over the past three calendar years (up to and including October 2018)? Please could you break this down year by year and, if possible, by gender.
2. Of those staff members who have signed non-disclosure agreements, how many have made a complaint of bullying or sexual harassment against another member of staff? Please could you break this down year-by-year and categorise by bullying and sexually harassment complaints.
3. How much money has been spent over the past three calendar years (up to and including October 2018) to settle sexual harassment or bullying allegations made by staff about other staff members? Please could you break this down by year and by type of complaint. Please could you also state whether the settlement did or did not include a non-disclosure agreement.
4. How many financial settlements have been made with staff over the past three calendar years (up to and including October 2018) in response to allegations of bullying or sexual harassment they have made about other members of staff? Please could you break this down year by year and by type of complaint.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Please see our responses using your numbering as follows:
1. No non-disclosure agreements have been used in the past three calendar years
2. N/A
3. No money has been spent over the past three calendar years to settle sexual harassment or bullying allegations made by staff about other staff members.
4. No financial settlements have been made with staff over the past three years in response to allegations of bullying or sexual harassment made about other members of staff.