FOI23/24 124 Stonewall Membership 2022/2023

Date published: 19/12/2023

FOI reference: 23/23 124

Date received: 14/12/2023

Date responded: 19/12/2023

Information requested

This is an information request relating to the Stonewall UK. Please include the following information:

Was your organisation a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme in the financial year 2022-23?

What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2022-23 by your organisation?

Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme?

What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in 2022-23? 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 LGBT Leadership programme, LGBT Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes etc).

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

Response

Was your organisation a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme in the financial year 2022-23?

Yes, SQA was a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Scheme in 2022/2023

What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2022-23 by your organisation?

SQA paid £3,000 to Stonewall Scotland in 2022-23 to renew its Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership.

Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme?

Yes, SQA is currently a Stonewall Diversity Champion member.

What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in 2022-23? Specifically, this incorporates: Events/conferences (where, for example, your organisation has purchased tickets to attend or entered raffles or auctions organised by Stonewall).

No additional money was given to Stonewall in 2022-23.

Please name any events/conferences that your organisation attended and the date attended.

SQA employees did not attend any Stonewall events/conferences in 2022-23.

Other programmes (such as LGBT Leadership programme, LGBT Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes etc).

SQA employees did not attend any other Stonewall programmes (such as the LGBT Leadership programme, LGBT Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes in 2022-23.