Local authority employees who are trade union representatives. - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Please can you provide all information for the financial year 2021-2022, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022, for the following:

1) The total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of local authority employees who are trade union representatives.

2) The total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of trade union representatives who spent at least 50 per cent of their time on union duties.

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

Please see below link for this information

https://lincolnshire.ckan.io/dataset/trade-union-facility-time

As such, this information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the exemption set out at Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for disclosure under the Act where that information is reasonably accessible by other means

Reference number
FOI 6061864
Date request received
05/02/23
Date of decision
23/02/23