Staff Networks

Date published: 20/05/2025

Please include the following information for the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25:

• A list of all the staff networks at the organisation
• Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years) 
• How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network (please express annually for the last three financial years)
• A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far (April to the present day), including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event

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.

A list of all the staff networks at the organisation

2023/2024

Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network
Disability Network
Rainbow Network
Women’s Network
Men’s Shed
Young Talent Network

2024/2025

Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network
Carer’s Network launched
Disability Network
Rainbow Network
Women’s Network
Men’s Shed
Young Talent Network

Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years) 

Equality networks receive internal funding on an annual basis.

2021

1.         Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network (£500)

2.         Disability Network (£500)

3.         Rainbow Network (£500)

4.         Women’s Network (£500)

2022

1.         Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network (£500)

2.         Disability Network (£500)

3.         Rainbow Network (£500)

4.         Women’s Network (£500)

2023

1.         Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network (£500)

2.         Disability Network (£500)

3.         Rainbow Network (£500)

4.         Women’s Network (£500)

2024

1.         Appreciate Culture and Ethnicity (ACE) Network (£1500)

2.         Disability Network (£1500)

3.         Carer’s Network (new Network, £1000)

4.         Rainbow Network (£1500)

5.         Women’s Network (£1500)

6.         Men’s Shed (new funding allocation £1250)

7.         Young Talent Network (new funding allocation £1250

How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network (please express annually for the last three financial years)

Working time allocated to networks is not defined. Network Chairs and members can take reasonable time during working hours to carry out network activity or to attend network meetings

A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far (April to the present day), including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event

No events have been held between 1st April 2025 to 23rd April 2025.