FOI22/23 043 Stonewall

Date published: 28/09/2022

1. Confirm whether your organisation applied to be part of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index in A) 2018 (for 2019), B) 2019 (for 2020) or C) 2021 (for 2022)  (NB the index was suspended in 2020/21 because of Covid)

2. Give details of the total amount of money you paid to Stonewall in 2021 whether or not as payment for goods or services.

3. State whether you intend to continue your membership of any Stonewall scheme in the future, and if so which.

If the answer to any part of 1 is yes please supply:

4.  Any application you made in 2021 to be included on Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index, including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary.

5. Any feedback you received in 2018/19 or 2019/20 or 2021/22  from Stonewall in relation to either application or programme. This must include the priorities or objectives written by your organisation’s representative at the end of the feedback form (under the heading ‘Priorities for the year ahead’ in 2019; ‘Your priorities’ in 2020).

1. SQA made no application to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index in A) 2018 (for 2019), B) 2019 (for 2020) or C) 2021 (for 2022)

2. SQA paid £3,000 to Stonewall Scotland in 2021 to renew its Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership.

3. Each year we review our membership and accreditations, looking at both their desirability to SQA and how they align with our strategic priorities. We haven’t yet taken a decision whether to continue our Stonewall Diversity Champion membership in 2023.

If the answer to any part of 1 is yes please supply:

4.  Not applicable.

5. Not applicable.