Dear Claire Vincent and Sir Ciarán Devane
Emily wants to draw a line under this whole drawn out sorry episode but she finds it impossible do so whilst the British Council fails to acknowledge the specific problems she and others have faced, or make concrete measurable change that reassures her that what she went through isn’t going to be the fate of another employee of the British Council in the future.
We would suggest that as a minimum:
1. The British Council formally apologise to Emily for what happened to her and her partner and for the stress so caused. Not an expression of regret but a simple written apology direct to her (as was recommended by the grievance investigation report in February 2018);
2. Emily is given the opportunity to meet with your Internal Disability Working Group and your External Disability Advisory Group for them to hear from her first-hand what she experienced prior to, throughout, and following the grievance process, and what she thinks needs to change; and
3. Emily sees the policy instructions and advice that is issued by the British Council learning from her case.
We hope these straightforward requests can be met inline with British Council values, equality, diversity and inclusion policy, and your commitment as a Disability Confident employer.
As before, we have published this letter on our website and we will publish your response in full
Yours sincerely,
The DPAC Steering group
Further reading :
Right of Reply for British Council to our letter to them
No response from British Council, now we need your help give them a nudge
Questions to British Council over their treatment of a disabled employee
https://starfishmainlyobeys.wordpress.com/
https://dpac.uk.net/2019/02/disability-confident-a-disability-con/
