24 April 2014 – FOI Response 052.2014-15 – Freedom of information request

Request

‘Since the formation of the office of Police & Crime Commissioner for your region how much has been spent annually to provide transport for both the Commissioner & any deputies they have in post.

Further to the above, how much has been claimed or awarded to provide support for housing or hotel costs of the commissioner and any deputies?’

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire. I can confirm that the Commissioner holds the information you have requested.

Decision

I wish to advise you information relating to expenses is published on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s website. The following link will assist you to locate these.

https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/commissioner/finances/expenses/

I have therefore decided to fully exempt providing the information pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the Act. Section 21 relates to Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means, an absolute, class based exemption.

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.