Staffing and salaries at the OPFCC
Our Ref: Our Ref: NY8241 - Date: 02.03.2023
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: NY8241
I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire (OPFCC). 14 December 2022. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response.
I note you seek access to the following information:
The total number of staff that work for York and North Yorkshire Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoe Metcalfe. Please tell me how many are full time or part time, the job title of each and the salary for each role.
I would also like to know the combined salary of all staff members.
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the OPFCC.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the OPFCC.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Details of the OPFCC employee roles and structures are readily accessible on the OPFCC website. I am happy to provide you with the following links to information relating to your request:
We have 35 members of staff, 34 of whom are full time and 1 who is part-time.
In relation to salaries, please see the below link for the information published on our website:
In terms of the combined salary, we can only provide information in financial years (April- March), rather than in calendar years (January- December). The final figure for April 2021- March 2022 for all staff salaries (including the OPFCC), was £37,650,000.
For clarity, the actual spend for staff salaries in the OPFCC for 2021-2022 was £948,181.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that the OPFCC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.
Complaint Rights
Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.
If you have any queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Tina James-McGrath
Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner