Request for information on PCC expenses, staff salaries and office costs 2020.2021 and 2022
Reference: 22030
Date Added: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Disclosure Details
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your recent email.
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 held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
You have requested the following information:
- How much your current and previous Commissioners claimed in expenses over their respective tenures in each of the past three calendar years: 2022, 2021 and 2020.
We do not hold the information for calendar years as requested but have instead provided it for financial years. Please see links below in relation to the Commissioner’s expenses, which are published on our website.
2020 2019-2020 | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk)
2021 2020-2021 | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk)
2022 2021-2022 | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk) and 2022-2023 | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk)
- The total cost of running your office (including staff salaries) for each of the past three calendar years: 2022, 2021 and 2020.
We do not hold the information for calendar years as requested but have instead provided it for financial years. Please see links below in relation to OPCC office running costs, which are published on our website including staffing costs.
2020- https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/media/o4wppgj5/budget-breakdown-2020_21.xlsx
2021- https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/media/bqvn4ndl/opcc-budget-2021-2022.xlsx
2022- Please see attached budget breakdown which will also published on our website shortly.
- The number of staff, in FTE, employed by your office for each of the past three calendar years: 2022, 2021 and 2020.
2020 Details are published on our website under the Joint Strategic Equality Plan - Equality Objective Four: Creating a Representative Workforce.
Please see the following link opcc-equality-annual-report-2020_21-final.pdf
2021 Details are published on our website under the Joint Strategic Equality Plan - Recruitment and Representation.
Please see the following link equality-annual-report-2019_20-english.pdf (pcc.police.uk)
2022 Please see the following link in relation to staff structure including salaries within the OPCC, which are published on our website: The Team | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk) Please note the organisational chart will be revised within the next few weeks so you may wish to revisit the website.
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.
You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. 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:
If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner is an independent regulator whose details can be found using the following link https://ico.org.uk/
You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF