Request for all expenditure made within your organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services.

Reference: 23029

Date Added: Monday, January 8, 2024

Category: Finance

Disclosure Details

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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 not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.

 

You have requested the following information:

 

Please provide me with the following information for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23.

 

All expenditure made by your organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services.

No Information held.

 

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent (OPCC) use Gwent Police's in house service for Welsh translations of which there is no cost to the OPCC.  No other translation, interpretation or language requests have been made during the time period stated.  As the OPCC and Gwent Police are separate organisations, you may wish to also submit your request to Gwent Police directly via the following link https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/request-information-about-police/?tid=73519&lid=&cid=&rid=73562&stepid=1

 

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:

https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/

 

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