Wales Office | Swyddfa Cymru
Gwydyr House
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2ER
TÅ· Gwydyr
Whitehall
Llundain
SW1A 2ER
Tel/Ffôn: 020 7270 0534
Fax/Ffacs: 020 7270 6146
E-mail/E-bost: [email address]
Ref:09FOI256
4 June 2009
Ms Marge White
Request-11711-
[email address]
Dear Ms White,
Thank you for your request of 8th May 2009 under the Freedom of Information Act.
You asked for details of travel and subsistence claims made by staff since 2004-05.
Travel and subsistence claims are made by staff who have to travel to attend meetings or
to travel between our Cardiff and London offices to carry out their duties. The claims cover
costs (within prescribed limits) of hotel accommodation when they have to stay away from
home overnight, costs of public transport, meal allowances, taxis when public transport is
not available or it is more practical or cost-effective to take them, mileage at set rates (plus
any applicable road tolls) when staff use their own cars, a small allowance for personal
incidental expenditure when staff are away more than 24 hours, and standard day
subsistence rates.
All claims must be approved before payment is made. When receipts are missing an
explanation has to be given for the amount claimed and the reason the receipt is lacking
before the claim will be approved. No claims have been denied.
Claims may be made covering a number of journeys and overnight stays, in a period of a
month or more. The highest claims will reflect the number of transactions in the claim,
rather than high unit cost of accommodation etc, because this is subject to limits.
The information requested is on the attached table.
If you are unhappy with the decision made on your request, you may ask for an internal
review. You should contact Alan Cogbill, Director of the Wales Office at the above address
if you wish to complain.
Cardiff Office / Swyddfa Caerdydd
Wales Office, Discovery House, Scott Harbour, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 4HA.
Swyddfa Cymru, TÅ· Discovery, Harbwr Scott, Bae Caerdydd, Caerdydd, CF10 4HA.
Website: www.walesoffice.gov.uk / Gwefan: www.swyddfa.cymru.gov.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any internal review, you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact the Wales Office at the above
address. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Wales Office
Wales Office | Swyddfa Cymru
Gwydyr House
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2ER
TÅ· Gwydyr
Whitehall
Llundain
SW1A 2ER
Tel/Ffôn: 020 7270 0534
Fax/Ffacs: 020 7270 6146
E-mail/E-bost: [email address]
T & S Highest
Year
Claim
Total
% of Budget
2004/05
£ 1,131.50 £ 17,542.80
0.46%
2005/06
£ 914.21 £ 28,537.44
0.69%
2006/07
£ 1,230.12 £ 37,182.38
0.85%
2007/08
£ 514.60 £ 47,779.13
0.90%
2008/09
£ 1,942.13 £ 76,815.20
1.51%
Cardiff Office / Swyddfa Caerdydd
Wales Office, Discovery House, Scott Harbour, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 4HA.
Swyddfa Cymru, TÅ· Discovery, Harbwr Scott, Bae Caerdydd, Caerdydd, CF10 4HA.
Website: www.walesoffice.gov.uk / Gwefan: www.swyddfa.cymru.gov.uk
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