FOI 922 
  
2005-06 
2006-07 
2007-08 
1 
Average proportion of time elected members spend 
 
 
 
as part of their duties on their main activities which 
are: 
 
Directly resolving complaints against the ‘Executive’ 
No information held 
No information held 
No information held 
(Council Staff) by residents 
 
Sitting on Committees 
No information held 
No information held 
No information held 
 
Acting for the political parties they represent and/or 
No information held 
No information held 
No information held 
ceremonial duties (i.e. 100%- (1) & (2) above) 
 
2 
How much in total is paid to local councillors to meet 
 
 
 
all their duties 
 
Number of Councillors Information given on the Council’s web site at  
Total salary paid http://cmis.derby.gov.uk/CMISWebPublic/PublicDocuments.aspx?folderID=2
Total expenses paid  
Salary plus expenses
3 
How many complaints in total were submitted to 
270 Corporate 
321 Corporate 
442 Corporate 
Derby City Council 
74 Statutory 
71 Statutory 
78 Statutory 
Total 344 
Total 392 
Total 520 
 
4 
How many complaints were formally considered by 
Nil 1  Nil 
an elected member (stage 3) 
 
5 
How many complaints against the ‘Executive’ 
Nil Nil  Nil 
(Council staff) led to the elected representative 
formally identifying that the ‘Executive’ (Council staff) 
had acted wrongly 
 
 
6 
How many formal determinations by elected 
Nil 
Nil 
Nil 

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FOI 922 
  
2005-06 
2006-07 
2007-08 
representatives found no wrong doing by the 
‘Executive’ (Council staff) 
 
7 
How many staff employed by the authority ceased to 
Nil Nil  Nil 
be employed as a direct result of a complaint against 
the ‘Executive’ (Council Staff) and councillors 
identifying this 
 
8 
How much money has the Council paid to 
No information held 
No information held 
No information held 
complainants through its own complaints system 
 
9 
How much money has the Local Government 
 
 
 
Ombudsman recommended that the Council pay to 
complainants in the form of a local settlement or as a 
consequence of maladministration 
 
Local settlement £300 
£900 
£700 
Administration Nil Nil  Nil 
Costs met by Council budgets £300 
£900 
£700 
Costs met by insurers Nil 
Nil 
Nil 
10 
What are the financial costs of administering the 
£52,662 £54,012  £55,397 
Complaints system 
 
11 
Number of FTE staff employed on complaints 
1.7 1.7  1.7 
 
12 Total 
administrative 
costs of the Council 
 
 
 
 
13 
Total number of staff employed by the Council 
 
 
 
 
14 
Chief Executive’s pay increments 
 
 
 
 
 

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