Request for the total misconduct hearings from the earliest date in 2021 to the latest date available in 2022
Reference: 22024
Date Added: Monday, November 7, 2022
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Disclosure Details
Thank you for your recent email requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please find our response to your request below.
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.
You have requested the following information:
Please disclose the total cost of running misconduct hearings from the earliest date in 2021 to the latest date available in 2022, depending on when your last report was ran. Please include independent chair costs, any external legal costs and hearing venues if you used third party buildings rather than your own, or Police buildings. I have made separate FOI to the Force for their costs that you don't hold.
If the information isn't available please state in your letter.
The costs incurred by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent in relation to misconduct hearings held by Gwent Police between 1st January 2021 and 31st October 2022 is £31,208.22.
The Office of the Police and Crime for Gwent only pays for costs associated with Legally Qualified Chairs’ and Independent Panel Members (including fees, accommodation, mileage and subsistence). We do not pay for costs such as venues or external legal costs. I understand from your correspondence that you have contacted Gwent Police who are the appropriate authority to respond to the other elements of your request.
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
Yours sincerely