This is an information request relating to Pride events.
Please include the following information for the financial year 2022/23:
Whether any events have been organised for Pride month? If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event.
The Devon County Council Pride Flag was raised in May 2022 to mark Exeter Pride weekend: Raising the flag for Exeter Pride 2022 . This is an annual event.
Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month. i.e. since the beginning of the 2022/23 financial year? If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost.
Devon County Council has not purchased any merchandise since the beginning of the 2022/23 financial year.
Whether the council has sponsored any Pride events? If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship (particularly the financial value.)
Following a request for funding, in April 2022, we awarded a grant of £357 towards the purchase of T-shirts and Hi-Viz vests for Teignmouth Pride which took place on 10 and 11 September.