Request for total number of staff, their salary and expenses over the last three years specifying those employed for PR purposes.
Reference: 20005
Date Added: Dydd Mercher, 22 Gorffennaf 2020
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Question
- The number of staff that have been employed in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner over the last three years;
- The total cost of staff wages and expenses over the last three years.
Further to the above, I would also like to specifically know:
- The number of staff that are employed for PR purposes.
- The total cost of staff employed for PR purposes, including wages and expenses.
In order for us to process your Freedom of Information request, could you please clarify the following:
- The total cost of staff wages and expenses over the last three years.
(Could you please confirm if the expenses costs you require relate to the costs incurred by staff members when undertaking their role e.g.
travel/food or the total overall office costs?)
- The number of staff that are employed for PR purposes.
(Could you advise on the timeframe please?)
- The total cost of staff employed for PR purposes, including wages and expenses.
Could you advise on a timeframe please and confirm if the expenses costs you require relate to the costs incurred by staff members when undertaking their role e.g. travel/food or the total overall PR activity costs?)
Until a response is received from you this request is considered to be on hold. If a response to this query is not received within 20 working days, then I will assume that you no longer require a response and your request will be closed.
Thank you for your response. As requested, please see clarification below.
1. Would it be possible if I could receive information on the total overall office costs, as well as costs incurred by staff when undertaking their duties?
2. With regards to the number of staff employed for PR purposes, cou
Answer
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is partly held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. Please find responses below:
1 - The number of staff that have been employed in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner over the last three years;
2017 – 16
2018 – 18
2019 – 20
2 - The total cost of staff wages and expenses over the last three years.
When queried, you clarified that you were looking for overall total office costs as well as wages and expenses for the last three years, please find below budgeted costs for the OPCC which includes salaries, including on- costs (Employer's National Insurance and employer's pension contribution) and expenses (expenses are included in the Travel and Subsistence line).
3 - The number of staff that are employed for PR purposes.
There are no staff within the office who are only employed for PR purposes but we do have three members of staff within our Communication and Engagement team as follows who may undertake duties that are associated with PR:
• Head of Communications and Engagement
• Communications and Engagement Officer
• Communications and Engagement Officer
4 - The total cost of staff employed for PR purposes, including wages and expenses.
There are no staff within the office who are only employed for PR purposes. However, the overall wage cost for the three roles within the Communication and Engagement team who may occasionally undertake duties that may relate to PR, including on costs (Employer's National Insurance and employer's pension contribution) for the last 12 months was £151,070.
We do not hold information on expenses incurred when undertaking duties that may be associated with PR, however, all expenses are included within OPCC budget as referenced in question 2.
When queried you also stated you were looking for overall office costs related to PR, this information was previously provided in response to Freedom of Information request 20-03 which is published on our website. Details can be found on the following link but I have also attached a copy of the spreadsheet for your information:
The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.
I hope this information is satisfactory to your request however, should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website: www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/