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FOI2021/00008: Disability Application Questions & Data

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Case reference FOI2021/00008

Published 23 June 2021

Request

Request Received: 8 January 2021

[In relation to Innovate UK and Innovate UK competitions]

1. Can I ask if you record the disability of the person summitting the funding application? If so, how many disabled applicants do you have as a percentage?

2. Does your organization record the exact [type] of disability the funding applicant has? If so, can you define by the percentage the type of disability? i.e. physical or mental disability?

3. Can I request a list of reasonable adjustments other disabled applicants have asked for?

4. Can I also find out the percentage that were successful in achieving their reasonable adjustment request?

5. Can you please also list the training that your staff has had in dealing with learning difficulties? i.e. the course name? the percentage of staff attending this course? and how long this course too? i.e. how many hours in total?

6. The number of complaints that have been raised by disabled applicants? As a percentage of disabled applicants applying for funding?

Response

Response Sent: 25 February 2021

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