Response 3638041

Response to request for information

Reference

3638041

Response date

6 March 2025

Request

1. The number of roles in your council (expressed in numbers of full-time employees (FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer” (EDI) or “Diversity and Inclusion Project Managers”.

2. Please provide the number of internal training courses attended by staff which pertain to the issues encompassed by equality, diversity or inclusivity. Please include the name of the courses, the number of attendees, and the duration of the course.

3. Please, if possible, provide details of any internal EDI practices and networks, including the number of individuals who are members of such networks

4. Please provide details of any external contractors brought in by the council to conduct training, advice, or guidance on issues relating to EDI. Where applicable this should include costs and associated man-hours

5. Please provide details of how equality, diversity and inclusivity is included in your procurement practices, the relative weight afforded to these considerations, and the current value of contracts in which EDI considerations was a part of the procurement process.

Response

1. The number of roles in your council (expressed in numbers of full-time employees (FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer” (EDI) or “Diversity and Inclusion Project Managers”. Zero

2. Please provide the number of internal training courses attended by staff which pertain to the issues encompassed by equality, diversity or inclusivity. Please include the name of the courses, the number of attendees, and the duration of the course.

   Equality Act 2010 e-learning – 73 participants – approximately 1 hour

   Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging e-learning – 91 participants – approximately 1 hour

3. Please, if possible, provide details of any internal EDI practices and networks, including the number of individuals who are members of such networks

   EDI Steering Group – 8 members

4. Please provide details of any external contractors brought in by the council to conduct training, advice, or guidance on issues relating to EDI. Where applicable this should include costs and associated man-hours

5. Please provide details of how equality, diversity and inclusivity is included in your procurement practices, the relative weight afforded to these considerations, and the current value of contracts in which EDI considerations was a part of the procurement process.

Procurement is managed by Notts County Council.  For contracts worth over £179,000 exclusive of VAT, the following questions are asked:

Compliance with equality legislation       

In the last three years, has any finding of unlawful discrimination been made against your organisation by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal or any other court (or in comparable proceedings in any jurisdiction other than the UK)?                    

For organisations working outside of the UK please refer to equivalent legislation in the country that you are located.

In the last three years, has your organisation had a complaint upheld following an investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission or its predecessors (or a comparable body in any jurisdiction other than the UK), on grounds or alleged unlawful discrimination?                

For organisations working outside of the UK please refer to equivalent legislation in the country that you are located.

If you have answered “yes” to one or both of the questions in this module, please provide, as a separate Appendix, a summary of the nature of the investigation and an explanation of the outcome of the investigation to date.            

If the investigation upheld the complaint against your organisation, please use the Appendix to explain what action (if any) you have taken to prevent unlawful discrimination from reoccurring. You may be excluded if you are unable to demonstrate to the Authority’s satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent similar unlawful discrimination reoccurring.         

For organisations working outside of the UK please refer to equivalent legislation in the country that you are located.

If you use sub-contractors, do you have processes in place to check whether any of the above circumstances apply to these other organisations?