FOI request detail

Stonewall payments

Request ID: FOI-0578-2122
Date published: 12 July 2021

You asked

Dear information team, This is an information request relating to monies given to Stonewall. Please provide the following information: • What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in each of 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 by your organisation? • What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in each of 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21? Specifically, this incorporates: o 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. o Other programmes (such as LGВТ Leadership programme, LGВТ Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes). I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below. Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.

We answered

TfL Ref: 0578-2122
 
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 24 June 2021 asking for information about payments made to Stonewall.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked: This is an information request relating to monies given to Stonewall.
Please provide the following information:
  • What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in each of 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 by your organisation?
  • What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in each of 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21? 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 LGВТ Leadership programme, LGВТ Role Model programme, Ally and/or Trans Ally programmes, as well as Train the Trainer programmes).
 
 
We have answered a similar request in March this year which answers part of your request. Please see the published response at the following link for further information: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2236-2021
 
To answer your specific questions, we paid the following amounts to Stonewall in relation to membership fees:
 
2019 - £2500
2020 – Nil
2021 – Nil
 
We haven’t made any other payments to Stonewall in the time period in relation to events, conferences or programmes or anything else. We have not worked with them in 2020/21.

We remain committed to driving further improvements by embedding the values of diversity and inclusivity in everything we do. We continue to work with our staff to ensure that all customers using our services are made to feel safe and welcome, as well as working alongside charities such as the Terrence Higgins Trust and Mermaids, and community interest groups in the LGBT+ community.

 If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 
 

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