Top Three Salaries within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Reference: 18011

Date Added: Dydd Mercher, 1 Awst 2018

Category: Finance

Disclosure Details

Question

 

1.  The top three salaries in your organisation, along with the positions held; and

 

2.  The top three salaries in 2016/17 and 2017/18.

 

 

Answer

 

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. Please find responses below.

 

1.  The top three salaries in your organisation, along with the positions held

 

     The top three salaries in OPCC for Gwent in 2018/19 are as follows:

 

  •  Police and Crime Commissioner - £70,000
  •  Chief Finance Officer - £85,290
  •  Chief Executive - £66,348

 

2.  The top three salaries in 2016/17 and 2017/18.

 

     The top three salaries in 2016/17 were as follows:

 

     £70,000, £84,098, £61,621

 

     The top three salaries in 2017/18 were as follows:

 

     £70,000, £84,477, £63,993

 

Please note that this information is published within our Statement of Accounts which is published on our corporate site annually. I have attached a link for your benefit - www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/transparency/finance/