Date of Request
21/07/25
Request
Good evening,
Please find my FOI request below.
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NB If the events are planned in the future, please provide the information with that in mind.
Whether your organisation ORGANISED any events for Pride 2025. If so please provide the date, title/topic of the event, whether employees were being paid whilst they attended (and how many employees if they were being paid whilst in attendance), and whether employees attended in uniform or any clothing identifying them as employees of your service.
Whether your organisation participated in any events ORGANISED BY OTHERS for Pride 2025. If so please provide the date, title/topic of the event, whether employees were being paid whilst they attended (and how many employees if they were being paid whilst in attendance), and whether employees attended in uniform or any clothing identifying them as employees of your service.
Whether your organisation has organised any themed merchandise for Pride 2025. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased, the process undertaken to find a supplier, and the cost.
Please provide a copy of any internal or external communications concerning Pride 2025.
Kind regards,
Response
Good Morning
Thank you for your request for incident information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can advise that the information is held and is as below:
Whether your organisation ORGANISED any events for Pride 2025. If so please provide the date, title/topic of the event, whether employees were being paid whilst they attended (and how many employees if they were being paid whilst in attendance), and whether employees attended in uniform or any clothing identifying them as employees of your service.
No Pride events were organised by HWFRS.
Whether your organisation participated in any events ORGANISED BY OTHERS for Pride 2025. If so please provide the date, title/topic of the event, whether employees were being paid whilst they attended (and how many employees if they were being paid whilst in attendance), and whether employees attended in uniform or any clothing identifying them as employees of your service.
To date no Pride 2025 events have been attended by HWFRS. However, Volunteers will be attending Worcester City Pride and they will be wearing HWFRS volunteer uniforms.
Whether your organisation has organised any themed merchandise for Pride 2025. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased, the process undertaken to find a supplier, and the cost.
HWFRS has no Pride-themed merchandise.
Please provide a copy of any internal or external communications concerning Pride 2025.
No communications are held.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance and Committee Services on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk
In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see above).
Should you have any queries regarding the management of your request and wish to make either a complaint or request a review of the information disclosed to you, please do so by using Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s complaints system: Comments and Complaints.
Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team