FOI release
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Formal Request
Case reference FOI2025/00465
Received 4 May 2025
Published 19 June 2025
Request
1. Please provide the total number of formal complaints or allegations made against any of your employees in which racism, either through racist language, behaviour, or conduct, was the central issue. Kindly provide this information broken down by financial year as follows: a. 2016–2017 b. 2018–2019 c. 2019–2020 d. 2020–2021 e. 2022–2023 f. 2023–2024 g. 2025 (up to the date of your response or the most recent available quarter). 2. For each complaint referenced in response to Question 1, please provide an anonymised summary of the allegation, ensuring that no personal or identifiable information is disclosed. Where the complaint relates to the use of racist language, I respectfully request that you specify the actual words or phrases that were complained of, redacted only where legally necessary or where disclosure would breach Section 40 of the Act (personal data exemption), provided doing so would not be manifestly unreasonable or harmful under Section 14(1) of FOIA. 3. Please provide a table outlining any and all disciplinary outcomes or sanctions imposed on employees in response to the complaints outlined above. This should include, but not be limited to: – Verbal or written warnings – Suspension/Gardening Leave – Dismissal – Compulsory training – Redeployment 4. Please indicate how many settlement agreements or COT3 agreements were entered into in direct response to, or in connection with, any of the allegations described in Question 1. 5. Please confirm how many Employment Tribunal claims have been issued against your organisation in relation to the incidents described in Question 1. 6. Of the claims referenced in Question 5, how many were resolved through settlement prior to a full remedy hearing? 7. For each settled claim referenced in Question 6, please provide the monetary value of the final settlement, where disclosure would not breach confidentiality clauses or personal data exemptions. Where individual-level disclosure would breach confidentiality or personal data protections, please instead provide an anonymised range or aggregated data, as permitted under FOIA. 8. How many of the settlement agreements referenced above included Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) or clauses that prohibited the complainant from disclosing the nature or circumstances of their complaint or the terms of settlement? Where possible, please indicate whether the NDA restricted the disclosure of: a) The existence of the complaint, b) The conduct alleged, c) The outcome, and/or d) The financial terms. 9. Please provide the total number of grievances or disciplinary investigations initiated by your organisation relating to racially inappropriate conduct, language, or behaviour by employees, whether substantiated or unsubstantiated, for each year listed in Question 1. 10. How many employees were dismissed, allowed to retire, or resigned during the course of, or in connection with, any grievance, disciplinary action, or investigation into racially discriminatory conduct or harassment?
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