equality, diversity and inclusion staff (FOI Ref 2032A/25)

FOI Request Reference: 2032A 25

Thank you for your request for information, received 26/9/2025

Request

This is an information request relating to equality, diversity and inclusion staff within the force.

Please include the following information:

Q1.Does the force have a dedicated team for equality, diversity and inclusion, i.e. a team separate to the human resources team which might otherwise be expected to fulfil the role of ensuring the force meets its commitments under the equalities act?

Q2.If so, please provide the number of staff working in this team. Please also include as much of the following information as possible:

a.The job title of each role

b.The pay band of each role (including the monetary amounts)

c.The FTE of the role, e.g. if a role is only 4 days a week  this would be expressed as 0.8 FTE

Q3.Please also provide the following information for the  2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25:

a.inclusion team on the final date of each financial year

b.The total cost of these roles as existed on the final  date of each financial year

Q4.Please also provide the latest equality, diversity and  inclusion strategy the force has published, or the one currently in place

Response

Please find enclosed our response.

Q1.Does the force have a dedicated team for equality, diversity and inclusion, i.e. a team separate to the human resources team which might otherwise be expected to fulfil the role of ensuring the force meets its commitments under the equalities act?

We do have a separate team for diversity. It sits under the People Services Department and is called HR - Diversity and Inclusion.

Q2.If so, please provide the number of staff working in this team. Please also include as much of the following information as possible:

There are six members of staff on this team

a.The job title of each role

b.The pay band of each role (including the monetary amounts)

c.The FTE of the role, e.g. if a role is only 4 days a week  this would be expressed as 0.8 FTE

Q3.Please also provide the following information for the  2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25:

a.inclusion team on the final date of each financial year

b.The total cost of these roles as existed on the final  date of each financial year

We do not have access to the cost of roles, but these are the roles and FTEs that were in place at the end of each financial year.

Q4.Please also provide the latest equality, diversity and  inclusion strategy the force has published, or the one currently in place

The current strategy document is under review, and is currently awaiting approval, therefore currently not available.