Employee identity at The National Archives

FOI request reference: CAS-94305-P0S3P4
Publication date: October 2022

Request

1. How many British Muslim employees do you have?
2. How many are Sunni Muslim?
3. How many are Shia Muslim?
4. How many are Ahmadiyya Muslim?
5. How many Sunni Muslim women employees do you have?
6. How many Shia Muslim women employees do you have?
7. How many Ahmadiyya Muslim women employees do you have?
8. How many employees do you have?
9. How many are British Pakistani?
10. How many are British Muslim?
11. How many are black British?
12. How many are women?
13. How many are disabled?
14. How many are LGBTQ+?
15. How many are aged under 35?
16. How many are British Bangladeshi?
17. How many are British Arab (not including Palestinian or Yemeni)?
18. How many are British Palestinian?
19. How many are British Yemeni?
20. How many are British Iraqi?
21. How many are British Somali?
22. How many are non-EU migrants?
23. How many are British Iranians?
24. How many are British Muslim women?
25. How many are British Muslim Pakistani women?
26. How many are disabled British Muslim women?
27. How many employees are employed on full-time permanent contracts?
27. How many employees are employed on full-time permanent contracts?
28. How many are employed on part-time contracts?
29. How many are employed on fixed-term contracts?
30. How many British Muslims are employed on full-time permanent contracts?
31. How many British Muslims are employed on part-time permanent contracts?
32. How many British Muslims are employed on full-time fixed-term contracts?
33. How many British Muslims are employed on part-time fixed-term contracts?

Outcome

Some information provided.

Response

1. How many British Muslim employees do you have?

8

2. How many are Sunni Muslim?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

3. How many are Shia Muslim?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

4. How many are Ahmadiyya Muslim?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

5. How many Sunni Muslim women employees do you have?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

6. How many Shia Muslim women employees do you have?
The National Archives does not hold this information.

7. How many Ahmadiyya Muslim women employees do you have?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

8. How many employees do you have?

571

9. How many are British Pakistani?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

10. How many are British Muslim?

8

11. How many are black British?

12

12. How many are women?

306

13. How many are disabled?

35

14. How many are LGBTQ+?

46

15. How many are aged under 35?

153

16. How many are British Bangladeshi?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

17. How many are British Arab (not including Palestinian or Yemeni)?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

18. How many are British Palestinian?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

19. How many are British Yemeni?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

20. How many are British Iraqi?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

21. How many are British Somali?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

22. How many are non-EU migrants?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

23. How many are British Iranians?

The National Archives does not hold this information.

24. How many are British Muslim women?

6

25. How many are British Muslim Pakistani women?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

26. How many are disabled British Muslim women?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

27. How many employees are employed on full-time permanent contracts?

452

28. How many are employed on part-time contracts?

59

29. How many are employed on fixed-term contracts?

57

30. How many British Muslims are employed on full-time permanent contracts?

6

31. How many British Muslims are employed on part-time permanent contracts?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

32. How many British Muslims are employed on full-time fixed-term contracts?

0

33. How many British Muslims are employed on part-time fixed-term contracts?

This information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.

Explanatory Annex

Exemptions applied
Section 40(2): Personal Information where the applicant is not the data subject
Section 40 exempts personal information about a ‘third party’ (someone other than the requester), if revealing it would breach the terms of Data Protection Legislation. Data Protection Legislation prevents personal information from release if it would be unfair or at odds with the reason why it was collected, or where the subject had officially served notice that releasing it would cause them damage or distress. Personal information must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner as set out by Art. 5 of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

In this case the exemption applies because the requested material constitutes less than five individuals, and release could identify those individuals.

Further guidance on the application of this exemption cab be found here:

https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/2619056/s40-personal-information-section-40-regulation-13.pdf