20110327

Reference number: 
Police federation
Request date: 
06/2011
Response date: 
04/07/2011 (All day)
Request details: 

I wish to make a Freedom of Information Act request concerning those police officers paid for byyour force who are working fulltime for, on on secondment to, the Police Federation whether local or national.

Please may I request the following information for each such officer:

1.) Their salary. Please note that I am not requesting personal information and would be prepared to accept a salary band.

2.) The amount of time (in months and years) that the officer has been working fulltime for the Police Federation.

3.) A total of all expenses claimed by the officer for the past financial year.

I note that disclosure is in the public interest since it will bring to light information on the spending of taxpayers' money and since there is significant public scrutiny at present on expenditure by police forces. It is also consistent with the government's new transparency regime.

SYP response: 

1.) Their salary. Please note that I am not requesting personal information and would be prepared to accept a salary band.

2 x Inspector £46,788 to £50,751

1 x Sergeant £36,519 to £41,040

2 x Constable £23,259 to £36,519

2.) The amount of time (in months and years) that the officer has been working fulltime for the Police Federation.

Inspector 6 years 3 months

Inspector 6 years 2 months

Sergeant 3 years 4 months

Constable 7 years 7 months

Constable 3 months

3.) A total of all expenses claimed by the officer for the past financial year.

Total Expenses:- £715.00