LGBT Youth Scotland funding: FOI release

Information requested

1. Information on how much funding the Scottish Government has given to LGBT Youth Scotland.

2. All emails and communications to and from LGBT Youth Scotland and the Scottish Government relating to the Andrew Easton conviction since 1 July 2024 to the present date (10 September 2024).

Response

1. Funding given to LGBT Youth Scotland

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Information on the funding received by LGBT Youth Scotland is available in the public domain and can be found at LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK (company-information.service.gov.uk)

Additionally:

• More information regarding the amounts received by LGBT Youth Scotland under the Scottish Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls: National and Intermediary Funding (2017-2021) can be found at https://www.gov.scot/publications/vawg-national-intermediary-bodiesfunding-2017-2020/.
• More information regarding the amounts received by LGBT Youth Scotland under the Scottish Government’s Delivering Equally Safe Fund (2021-23) can be found at https://www.gov.scot/publications/delivering-equally-safe-fund-projects-funded/
• More information regarding the amounts received by LGBT Youth Scotland under the Scottish Government’s Equality and Human Rights Fund (2017-2021) can be found at https://www.gov.scot/publications/equality-national-intermediary-bodies-funding-2017-2020/ and at https://www.gov.scot/publications/equality-and-human-rights-fund-projects-funded/ (for 2021- 2023).

Below is a list of funding also received by LGBT Youth Scotland which is not yet published online and is therefore not reasonably accessible to you.

In the 2023/24 financial year, LGBT Youth Scotland were awarded £14,945 from the Community Learning and Development (CLD) Workforce Development Fund.

For 2024/25, LGBT Youth Scotland will receive £290,870.50 through the Equality and Human Rights Fund and £49,490.00 through the Delivering Equally Safe Fund.

For 2023/2024 LGBT Youth Scotland received £78,750.00 and will receive the same amount for 2024/2025 through the Children, Young People, Families Early Intervention & Adult Learning and Empowering Communities (CYPFEI & ALEC) Fund.

Lastly, LGBT Youth Scotland received £50,000 for 2023/2024 and will receive £50,000.00 for 2024/25 from the Children, Young People, Relationships and Families Directorate.

2. Emails and Communications to and from LGBT Youth Scotland and the Scottish Government relating to the Andrew Easton conviction since 1 July 2024 to 10 September 2024.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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