Request ID: FOI-2353-2223 Date published: 17 January 2023
You asked
Can you please provide the following information under an FOI, as at today or the most recent data set available:
Total number of staff including non permanent staff.
Breakdown of staff (as a whole and by departments) for the following areas:
by ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability.
Full list of diversity information that is captured on the HR self service system for example Gender Identity (Woman / Man / Non Binary/ Prefer Not to Say). Can you please provide this breakdown for the following areas:
gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, disability and carer status. I just want to see what options the staff can choose from.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-2353-2223/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16 December 2022 asking for information about the diversity of staff.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Total number of staff including non permanent staff.
We currently have 25,810 permanent staff, and 1,986 non-permanent staff.
Breakdown of staff (as a whole and by departments) for the following areas: by ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability.
Please see the attached spreadsheet ‘FOI-2353’. We do not collect the personal characteristics for non-permanent staff, so the information provided is for permanent staff only.
Full list of diversity information that is captured on the HR self service system for example Gender Identity (Woman / Man / Non Binary/ Prefer Not to Say). Can you please provide this breakdown for the following areas: gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, disability and carer status. I just want to see what options the staff can choose from.
Please also find attached a separate spreadsheet showing the diversity options for the categories we record.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
