Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a list of (a) professional staff networks and (b) social clubs operating within his Department; and if she will provide the (i) budgets and (ii) FTE staff time allocated to each group within each of the last three years.
There are currently 19 formal staff support networks, managed by staff, across the Home Office, listed below.
A:gender Support Network
ABLE - the Home Office's disability network
Break the stigma - support group for staff affected by mental health issues
EU Nationals Network (EUNN)
Ethos - Home Office sports and social association
Home Office Christian Network
Home Office Hindu Connection
Home Office Islamic Network
Home Office Jewish Network (J-Net)
Home Office Sikh Association
Gender Equality Network
Giving Back (GB) Network
Home Office Retired and Reunited Staff Association (HORSA)
Spectrum: Home Office lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) staff support network
Stand 2 Support (veterans group)
The Network
Trade unions
Working Through Cancer Network
Carers' Group (Her Majesty's Passport Office)
UKVI Parental Network
However, to retrieve all staff networks and social clubs operating in the Home Office, as well as their budgets and FTE staff time for each group can only be achieved with disproportionate effort.