FURTHER
SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN
EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
BY THE
HOME OFFICE
During my appearance before your Committee on Tuesday
25 January I undertook to write and provide you with further information
in respect of the Whitehall Internship Scheme, the number of women
on FTSE boards and the process for distributing the funding in
respect of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs).
WHITEHALL INTERNSHIP
SCHEME
The Coalition Agreement stated that "We will
promote improved community relations and opportunities for Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, including by providing
internships for under-represented minorities in every Whitehall
department."
The Cabinet Office Business Plan 2011-2015 published
in November 2010 outlined that a programme for delivering this
commitment should be designed by February 2011.
Officials have been working with Baroness Warsi's
office to agree the approach to deliver this commitment and discussions
are ongoing. Further detail will be announced shortly and I will
ensure that you are sent a copy of the announcement.
WOMEN ON
FTSE BOARDS
| Female FTSE100 |
2010 | 2009 | 2008
|
| Female held directorships | 135 (12.5%)
| 131 (12.2%) | 131 (11.7%) |
| Female executive directorships | 18 (5.5%)
| 17 (52%) | 17 (4.8%) |
| Female non-executive directorships | 117 (15.6%)
| 114 (15.2%) | 114 (14.9%) |
| Women holding FTSE directorships | 116
| 113 | 113 |
| Companies with female executive directors |
16 | 15 | 16 |
| Companies with at least one female director
| 79 | 75 | 78
|
| Companies with multiple female directors |
39 | 37 | 39 |
| Companies with no female directors | 21
| 25 | 22 |
(Source: Female FTSE Report, University of Cranfield, December
2, 2010)
SARC FUNDING
The Home Office has made £1.72 million funding per annum
available to support Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs)
working in the voluntary and community sector and in SARCs over
the next four years on a stable funding basis.
The purpose of Home Office funding for these services has always
been for support to be embedded in local service provision. This
remains our ambition. Priority will therefore be given to bids
that can demonstrate some degree of match funding (either cash
input from an independent authority or management and overhead
costs supplied by the agency from their own reserves or fund raising),
or that longer term sustainable funding has been secured or can
be secured to support the ISVA post through the four year period.
Geographical coverage (related to evidenced need) is also a key
consideration.
The bid process is currently open and details are available on
the Home Office website.[1]
The closing date for bids is 4 February.
Once all bids have been received Home Office officials will provide
Ministers with recommendations, on the evidence based criteria
above, for their consideration and approval. We intend to be in
a position to confirm the successful bids before the end of the
financial year.
February 2011
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