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Dear Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service,

I have been made aware that several senior employees of Hampshire Fire & Rescue service have received an additional payment/bonuses relating to roles that they have undertaken outside of their normal job.
I would like to know why in these times of austerity, having the annual budget from the government reduced and also the shrinking local government payment it was felt prudent to pay extra money to senior officers when other employees have not had a pay rise for several years.
I would like you to confirm the amount that each employee received, the number of employees receiving this payment and if this is a one off payment or whether it will form part of their regular annual salary and benefits.
I am also concerned that officers on the FDS system receive a 20% allowance for duties outside their normal working hours and would like an actual date when this will be reviewed and why they are not on the retained duty system as their cover is far less, and this would save the taxpayer and the service a substantial amount of money which could be spent elsewhere.

Yours faithfully,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for contacting the Governance and Compliance Team at Hampshire
Fire and Rescue Service.

If your email regards either a Freedom of Information request or
Environmental Information request, we will respond to you within 20
working days. We may require clarification in order to process your
request; if this is the case, we will be in contact in due course.

Where a request is received after 5pm, on a Bank Holiday or over the
weekend, it will be treated as having been received the following working
day.

If your email regards a data protection query, we will be in contact in
due course to provide assistance where possible.

If you require additional assistance, please contact the Governance and
Compliance Team on 023 8062 6850.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the service you have received, the
Information Commissioners Office are contactable via telephone on 030 3123
1113 or email at [email address].

For further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the
way we process information please visit our website:
https://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/how-were-pe....

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer
Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Our reference FOI 252 19-20

 

Please find attached a letter relating to your recent request for
information.

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Collinson

Information Compliance Officer

 

Governance and Compliance Team

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Leigh Road,

Eastleigh,

SO50 9JS

 

Tel: 02380 626850

Email: [1][email address]

Web: [2]www.hantsfire.co.uk

 

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
intranet [3]site.

Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
[4]website.

 

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Dear DP & FOI,

The information I have requested I believed was supposed to be provided by you, regarding the employees involved, the responsibilities outside normal roles and the additional payments received, which I feel I am entitled to know as a taxpayer in Hampshire.
My name is Mr D Bryant which has been advised before and is registered with the Freedom of Information department
Please respond to my questions without using any further delaying tactics.

Yours sincerely,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for contacting the Governance and Compliance Team at Hampshire
Fire and Rescue Service.

If your email regards either a Freedom of Information request or
Environmental Information request, we will respond to you within 20
working days. We may require clarification in order to process your
request; if this is the case, we will be in contact in due course.

Where a request is received after 5pm, on a Bank Holiday or over the
weekend, it will be treated as having been received the following working
day.

If your email regards a data protection query, we will be in contact in
due course to provide assistance where possible.

If you require additional assistance, please contact the Governance and
Compliance Team on 023 8062 6850.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the service you have received, the
Information Commissioners Office are contactable via telephone on 030 3123
1113 or email at [email address].

Kind regards,

Information Compliance Officer
Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Mr Bryant,

Thank you for responding so promptly. We have asked for clarification as we are unsure of the scope of the information you are seeking. As per our letter please can explain what you mean by:

“senior employees” (this could be names or ranks etc),
the roles that are “outside” their normal employment that these payments relate to , and
the details of the “additional payments/bonuses” that you have been made aware of.

Once we have this information we will be able to search for the payments you are referring to and provide you with a response to your request.

Kind regards

Matthew Collinson
Information Compliance Officer

Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
SO50 9JS

Tel: 02380 626850
Email: [email address]
Web: www.hantsfire.co.uk

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our intranet site.
Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our website.

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Dear DP & FOI,

In response to your reply, the term 'senior employees' relates to any employee of Hampshire fire and rescue who holds a high rank who has received any additional payments or bonus above and beyond their normal pay.

Yours sincerely,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Mr Bryant

Thank you for your clarification.

Please could you clarify what you mean by high rank.

We have an executive group who we would consider to be high ranked which consists of the Chief Fire Officer, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Assistant Chief Fire Officers and our Chief of Staff. Could you confirm that this would suit your needs?

Kind regards

Matthew Collinson
Information Compliance Officer

Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
SO50 9JS

Tel: 02380 626850
Email: [email address]
Web: www.hantsfire.co.uk

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our intranet site.
Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our website.

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Dear DP & FOI,

I would consider that the employees you have mentioned would be part of the high ranked employees of Hampshire fire and rescue, but I would like to know of any high ranked employee who has received the payments I have queried.
As you continue to seek further confirmation of particular employees, just supply a breakdown of any amount that any employee above that of a firefighter has received in relati0n to my original enquiry.

Yours sincerely,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Mr Bryant

Thank you for the clarification. Putting together the various emails I now understand your request to be:

You would like a breakdown of any additional payment above and beyond normal pay that any employee receives, the number of employees receiving this payment and if it is a one off payment or whether it will form part of their regular salary and benefits in future and the reasons for the payment.

And

"I am also concerned that officers on the FDS system receive a 20% allowance for duties outside their normal working hours and would like an actual date when this will be reviewed and why they are not on the retained duty system as their cover is far less, and this would save the taxpayer and the service a substantial amount of money which could be spent elsewhere."

I will now progress this request and provide you a response within 20 working days as stipulated by the Act.

Kind regards

Matthew Collinson
Information Compliance Officer

Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
SO50 9JS

Tel: 02380 626850
Email: [email address]
Web: www.hantsfire.co.uk

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our intranet site.
Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our website.

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DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Mr Bryant

Our reference FOI 252 19-20

We have received a query from the team dealing with your request.

You have asked for:

A breakdown of any additional payment above and beyond normal pay that any employee receives, the number of employees receiving this payment and if it is a one off payment or whether it will form part of their regular salary and benefits in future and the reasons for the payment.

Could you please advise us over what period you would like the inforamtion relating to additional payments?

Kind regards

Matthew Collinson
Information Compliance Officer
Governance and Compliance Team
Tel: 02380 626850 Ext 759-2642
Email [email address]
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters,
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
Hampshire,
SO50 9SJ

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our intranet site.
Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our website.

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Dear DP & FOI,

In response to your letter regarding the period of the payments, I would like the information for 2012,13,14,15,16,17,18 and 19.

Yours sincerely,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for contacting the Governance and Compliance Team at Hampshire
Fire and Rescue Service.

If your email regards either a Freedom of Information request or
Environmental Information request, we will respond to you within 20
working days. We may require clarification in order to process your
request; if this is the case, we will be in contact in due course.

Where a request is received after 5pm, on a Bank Holiday or over the
weekend, it will be treated as having been received the following working
day.

If your email regards a data protection query, we will be in contact in
due course to provide assistance where possible.

If you require additional assistance, please contact the Governance and
Compliance Team on 023 8062 6850.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the service you have received, the
Information Commissioners Office are contactable via telephone on 030 3123
1113 or email at [email address].

Kind regards,

Information Compliance Officer
Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Bryant,

 

Our reference FOI 261 19-20

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information.

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Collinson

Information Compliance Officer

 

Governance and Compliance Team

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Leigh Road,

Eastleigh,

SO50 9JS

 

Tel: 02380 626850

Email: [1][email address]

Web: [2]www.hantsfire.co.uk

 

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
intranet [3]site.

Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
[4]website.

 

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Dear DP & FOI,

Thank you for your reply, but in order for me to understand the answer fully, can you supply a copy or link to the information you refer to.

Yours sincerely,

P Enquirer

DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Bryant

Please find attached a copy of the Grey book terms and conditions. The specific information you have requested in on page 18 of the document under the title "Flexible duty system supplement".

Kind regards

Matthew Collinson
Information Compliance Officer

Governance and Compliance Team
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
SO50 9JS

Tel: 02380 626850
Email: [email address]
Web: www.hantsfire.co.uk

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our intranet site.
Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our website.

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DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Bryant

 

Our reference FOI 252 19-20

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information.

 

Kind regards

 

Matthew Collinson

Information Compliance Officer

 

Governance and Compliance Team

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Leigh Road,

Eastleigh,

SO50 9JS

 

Tel: 02380 626850

Email: [1][email address]

Web: [2]www.hantsfire.co.uk

 

Internal colleagues - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
intranet [3]site.

Members of the public - for further information about the Governance and
Compliance team and the way we process information please visit our
[4]website.

 

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