South Cambridgeshire District Council
FOI00486 Response
Ref
Requirement
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
1
The average proportion of time the elected
representatives spent as part of their duties on
their main activities, defined as the following
three functions:
Note: The total time spent on these activities is
expected to be 100% of the time they spend
working as an elected representative
1.1 Directly resolving complaints against the
The Council does not have this information.
executive (council staff) of the Council by
It would have to be requested from individual
residents
members
1.2 Sitting on committees
The Council does not have this information.
See 1.1
1.3 Acting for the political parties that they represent The Council does not have this information.
and/or ceremonial duties (i.e. all time not spent
See 1.1
on sitting on a Committee or resolving a
complaint against the executive).
2
The total paid to local councillors to meet all
£1,262,510
£1,125,411
£1,126,456
their duties (including expenses)
3
The number of elected representatives
57
57
57
4
Complaints Information
4.1 The total number of Complaints submitted
19 to the
25 to the
127 at the
LGO
LGO
internal
We do not
We do not
stages of the
have
have
process,
information
information
21 to the
on volume of
on volume of
LGO
complaints
complaints
handled
handled
internally
internally
under the old under the old
procedure
procedure
4.2 The number of complaints that were formally
0
0
0
considered by an elected representative
4.3 The number of complaints against the Executive 0
0
0
(Council staff) that led to the elected
representatives formally identifying that the
Executive had acted wrongly
4.4 The number of these formal determinations by
0
0
0
the elected representatives which identified that
there was no wrong-doing by the Executive
4.5 The number of staff who ceased to be employed 0
0
0
as a direct result of a complaint against the
Executive, and the Councillors identifying this to
be the case
4.6 The amount SCDC paid to a complainant (i.e.
0
0
£200
victim of the Council's wrongdoing) through its
own complaints system (i.e. excluding any
intervention by the Local Government
Ombudsman, Valuation Tribunal or similar body)
5
Maladministration Information
5.1 The cost, either in the form of local settlement or 0
£5250
£50
additional formal finding, of maladministration
causing injustice the Local Government
Ombudsman has recommended that the Council
pays
Ref
Requirement
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
5.2 Whether the Local Government Ombudsman's
We do not have information specifically
recommendations have been met in full,
relating to whether we fully accepted the
including any non-financial recommendations
findings or whether we have fully complied
5.3 Details of any recommendation that has not
with the LGO's recommended remedy in
been met in full, with a copy of the elected
these cases. The Council always seeks to co-
representatives decision
operate and work with the LGO to ensure that
identified injustices are addressed and
resolved. In the past three years, the LGO
has only issued a report finding
maladministration and resulting injustice on
one occasion. The LGO report on that
occasion specifically refers to the fact that the
council had expressed its willingness to
comply with the recommended remedy prior
to the publication of the report.
5.4 The costs that were met directly by Council Tax
We do not have specific cost to Council tax
payers or Council's insurers (excluding self
payers. Council's insurers do not pay costs
insurance)
against Ombudsman findings
6
Administration Information
6.1 The cost of administering all the SCDC
Not recorded as a separate item. See 6.2
complaints systems (including FoI and DP) by
the Executive
6.2 The number of staff employed in administering
Not recorded as a separate item. We do not
complaints and requests and resolving these
have staff who are dedicated to this work as it
(Full time equivalent staffing levels)
is undertaken by the appropriate person as
part of their routine tasks
6.3 Total administrative costs
14,477,537
13,825,673
14,908,099
(totals shown are salaries and other direct costs
for all staff)
6.4 The total number of staff employed
463
452
491
7
Chief Executive Remuneration
7.1 The amount of any pay increase (including
£2,652
£5,649
£3,296
increments) made to the Chief Executive (Head
of Paid Service)
7.2 Did the Chief Executives salary included
No
No
No
performance related payments.
8
If you do
not have this reasonably basic management information related
The basic
to complaints and/or identify that the costs of accessing the information
information has
requested will be more than £450 please state this and identify that your
been provided
Authority does not have either a functioning or accountable complaints
above
system, and does not maintain any basic management information related
to this issue
9
If you have a complaints system
not fit for purpose
It is fit for purpose
9.1 Identify which political party currently controls the Council
9.2 If this political party has appointed the current Electoral Registration and
Returning Officer through its control of the Council (with date of their
formal appointment).
9.3 Name the current Electoral Registration and Returning Officer, and identify
if they are also Head of Paid Service, and Clerk to your Authority
9.4 Provide any documentation maintained by the Head of Paid Service
identifying that they personally do not believe it to be appropriate for the
Council to have a complaints system that is fit for purpose. This
documentation should be in existence due to the provisions of s4 of the
Local Government Act 1989.
