Information about funding to Stonewall

FOI reference - FOI-6464
Date - 20 December 2021

Request

1. In respect of each of the years 2015 to 2021, please confirm what funding has been provided to Stonewall by: The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:

1. direct grants for unlimited purposes
2. direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the purpose)
3. payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and services)

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or services, please specify:

1. what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or services meet contractual and/or legal requirements
2. what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in contravention of the law
3. what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual or legal shortfalls

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:

1. what criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of direct grants
2. what tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods or services
3. what alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered

Response

I can confirm that we hold information falling within scope of your request.

1. In respect of each of the years 2015 to 2021, please confirm what funding has been provided to Stonewall by: The Pensions Regulator

Invoice date	Service provided to TPR	Cost £
28 September 2016	Diversity Champions programme membership 2016	£3,000
28 April 2017	Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2017	£789.60
28 September 2017	Diversity Champions programme membership 2017	£3,000
9 May 2018	Stonewall Workplace Conference 2018	£456
12 September 2018	Diversity Champions programme membership 2018	£3,000
07 August 2019	Stonewall Workplace Conference Manchester 2019	£552
16 October 2019	Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2019	£669.60
27 February 2020	Diversity Champions programme membership 2019	£3,000
1 October 2020	Diversity Champions programme membership 2020	£3,000
12 October 2020	Diversity Champions programme membership 2021	£3,000

We have in place spending controls:

• between Sept 2016 and 2019 internal spend agreed at £15,000
• between 30 September 2019 and 30 September 2022 internal spend control signed off to the maximum value of £12,000

2. Please specify whether the funding in 1 above has been in the form of:

1. direct grants for unlimited purposes: no
2. direct grants for limited purposes (in that event, stating the purpose): no
3. payment for goods or services (specifying the relevant goods and services): payment for the provision of corporate Diversity Champions programme membership to gain access to expertise, resources and guidance on different areas LGBT+ inclusion and, to support us to develop our policies, guidance and working practices to ensure they are LGBT+ inclusive

3. Where the funding in 1 above has been by way of payment for goods or services, please specify:

1. what analysis has been conducted to ascertain whether these goods or services meet contractual and/or legal requirements: N/A with the membership agreement
2. what contractual or other recourse exists to reclaim in respect of goods or services that are defective, substandard or delivered in contravention of the law: N/A
3. what steps are being taken to seek recourse for any such contractual or legal shortfalls: N/A

4. In respect of the payments referred to in 1 above, please state:

1. what criteria were applied in deciding to make payments by way of direct grants: N/A
2. what tendering process was conducted with regard to provision of goods or services: in 2016 TPR conducted market research into other suppliers such as Inclusive Employers, Business in the Community, Business Disability Forum but with was decided that Stonewall were best suited to our needs due to available supplier resource – to provide access to expertise, resources and guidance on different areas LGBT+ inclusion, and overall VFM; TPR then renewed the contract in 2019 to maintain consistency across our organisation
3. what alternative suppliers of goods or services were considered: N/A

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