FOI/202000108961 · FOI · released
Questions concerning the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG): FOI release
Information requested
1. How many Circle members are there currently? 2. Can you provide a breakdown of circle members by sex, age and ethnicity? 3. What has been the cost of each of the NACWG Advisory Council meetings from 2017, both on and offline. Please provide a breakdown, e.g. venue hire, speakers' expenses, merchandise and so on. 4. What has been the cost of each of the NACWG Circle meetings from 2017, both on and offline. Please provide a breakdown, e.g. venue hire, speakers' expenses, merchandise and so on.
Response
I enclose most of the information that you requested.
The answer to your questions are:
1. There are currently 1276 Circle members. 2. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested – we do not collect the requested breakdown data. 3 and 4. The below tables give the breakdown associated costs of Circle and NACWG meetings.
2017
Date Venue & catering NACWG Travel & Accom Speakers & Performer Event Mgmt Photographer Videographer Collateral Total 5 Dec NACWG Meeting £411.12 £1,331.43* Nil Nil Nil £1,742.55 6 Dec Circle £4875.20 NA Nil £463.40 Nil £5,338.60 6 Dec NACWG Meeting** Nil NA Nil Nil Nil Nil
* Travel and accommodation total for this round of meetings.
**This meeting was held in the same venue after the Circle session, therefore no further costs incurred.
2018
Date Venue & catering NACWG Travel & Accom* Speakers/ Performer Event Mgmt Photographer Videographer Collateral ** Total 5 March NACWG meeting £649.20 £885.22 Nil Nil Nil £1,534.42 6 March Circle £5,067.50 NA £75 Nil Nil £5,142.50 6 March NACWG Meeting*** Nil NA Nil Nil Nil Nil 13 June NACWG meeting £610 £1,404.55 Nil Nil Nil £2,014.55 14 June Circle £6,902.60 NA Nil £2,902.5 £1,522.50 £11,327.60 14 June NACWG Meeting £536.50 NA Nil Nil Nil £536.50 11 Sept NACWG Meeting £1,573.14 £1,372.83 Nil Nil Nil £2,945.97 12 Sept Circle £6,147.50 NA Nil 4,962.50 £1,522.50 £12,632.50 12 Sept NACWG Meeting*** Nil NA Nil Nil Nil Nil September Satellite Wee Circle Charge £9.96 Nil Nil Nil Nil £9.96
* Travel and accommodation total for each round of meetings. **Collateral refers to the NACWG branded tote bag, note book, pen, keyring and lanyard provided at events for delegates. ***This meeting was held in the same venue after the Circle session, therefore no other costs incurred.
2019
Date Venue & catering NACWG Travel & Accom* Speakers & Performer Event Mgmt Photographer Videographer Collateral* * Total 30 Jan Circle £5449.17 £499.16 £150 £3,244.00 £1,522.50 £10,864.83 30 Jan NACWG Meeting*** Nil NA Nil Nil Nil Nil 11 Feb NACWG Roundtable Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 27 March NACWG Meeting £227.08 £1,191.23 Nil Nil Nil £1,418.31 28 March Circle £1,384.00 NA £125 £2608.86 £1,015 £5132.86 28 March NACWG Meeting*** Nil NA Nil Nil Nil Nil 25 June NACWG Meeting £437.50 £2,102.41 Nil Nil Nil £2,539.91 26 June Circle and Youth Circle £9,582.50 NA £1,300 £3,780.77 £1,522.50 £16,185.77 26 June NACWG Meeting £437.50 NA Nil Nil Nil £437.50 26 July NACWG Roundtable £127.52 £584.11 Nil Nil Nil £711.63 30 Aug NACWG Roundtable £112.05 £229.06 Nil Nil Nil £341.11 25 Sept NACWG Meeting £1693.50 £1,690.88 Nil Nil Nil £3,384.38 26 Sept Circle and Youth Circle £3,514.80 NA £250 £5,214.55 £1,522.50 £10,501.85 26 Sept NACWG Meeting *** NIL NA Nil £4,400 Nil £4,400 25 Oct NACWG Roundtable £94.06 £25.50 Nil Nil Nil £119.56 NACWG Accountability Day 6 November £563.64 Nil Nil Nil Nil £563.64
* Travel and accommodation total for each round of meetings. **Collateral refers to the NACWG branded tote bag, note book, pen, keyring and lanyard provided at events for delegates. ***This NACWG meeting was held in the same venue after the Circle session, therefore no other costs incurred.
2020
Date Venue & catering NACWG Travel & Accom* Speakers & Performer Event Mgmt Photographer Videographer **Collateral Total 29 Jan Circle £7,385.00 £274.26 £500 £67.02 £1,522.50 £9,748.78 29 Jan NACWG Meeting £590.00 Nil Nil £1,650.00 Nil £2,240.00 7 Feb NACWG Roundtable £117.02 £53.40 Nil Nil Nil £170.42
* Travel and accommodation total for each round of meetings. **Collateral refers to the NACWG branded tote bag, note book, pen, keyring and lanyard provided at events for delegates.
Since January 2020 the NACWG have not held an in-person Circle meeting. Since February 2020 the NACWG have met 9 times in total – all via video conference and there has been no venue, catering, speaker, event management costs associated with any of these meetings. The only cost has been a quarterly video conferencing service fee of £14.39 per month, so £115.12 to date.
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