Gender Related Issues and Terminology - Find a freedom of information request

1) Please provide me details of places, including public buildings, meeting rooms etc that have replaced, or plan to replace the words: man, men, father, dad, mankind and other male-related words with gender-neutral terms? 

2) Please provide me with details of the costs of making these changes?

3) Please provide me details of any council guidance on the replacement of the words man, men, father, dad, mankind and other male-related words and their replacement with gender-neutral terms?

4) Please provide with an example of a council report or publication that has replaced the words man, men, father, dad, mankind and other male-related words with a gender-neutral term?

5) Please provide me with details about the amount of money you authority has spent on combatting domestic abuse over each of the last 5 complete financial years, including money spent on shelters/refuges. I would like this broken down by sex?

6) Please provide me with details about any initiatives that have been launched to reduce male suicide over the last three years? 

7) Please provide me with details about any initiatives that have been launched to reduce female suicide over the last three years? 

8) Please provide me with details of events held by your council, in the last three years that promote positive male role models, fatherhood and marriage?   

1. Lincolnshire County Council have not changed any signs, LCC would not generally use gender specific terms on signage.

2.N/a

3.N/a

4.N/a

5. LCC has spent the following on refuge provision over the last five years:

2019/20 - £195,650 (it is block rate so we can say this is what we will be spending)

2018/19 - £195,650

2017/18 – £195,650

2016/17 – £195,650

2015/16 - £208,987.57

2014/15 - £229,483.07

LCC do not break this down per gender. 

6. Q6 and 7 - LCC has an existing Suicide Prevention Strategy and has trained and raised the awareness of front line staff. LCC were part of the area piloting the Every Mind Matters Campaign last year that influenced the National Launch on Monday 7th October. Every Mind Matters encourages people to recognise and talk about their mental health,  with the aim that people seek help before taking their own life. LCC continues to support and publicises the Every Mind Matters campaign. Suicide Prevention work is being accelerated currently with partners; the strategy and action plan being rewritten and refocused and work to garner better, faster data on suicides to affect better understanding, bereavement support and a focus to reduce suicide rates.  Work is targeted at both men and women.

8. Lincolnshire County Council has not held anything specific, LCC are an inclusive organisation.