"... complaining about budget cuts." " ROBBED BY GREEDY POLICE" - Martin McGartland request

Martin McGartland made this Freedom of Information request to Northamptonshire Police This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was partially successful.

Martin McGartland

17 November 2017

Dear Northamptonshire Police ,

I would like details of Northamptonshire Police Chief Officer allowances, day-to-day spending and all amounts claimed (paid to each Chief Officer) for household bills.

I would like the information for the previous 12 months and breakdown of every payment (all amounts) paid to each of Northamptonshire Police Chief Officers by name. This request is also for details, reason for payment each payment eg (medical, home and car insurance, car, all credit card, rent payments, membership, subscription payments. Property, moving house, vehicle maintenance costs. All amounts claimed for travel, hotels, hospitality, mortgage payments, breaks, holidays, gifts, food, meals refreshments, entertainment and for all electronic devices etc.

Please also disclose copies of all Northamptonshire Police Chief Officer credit card statements which shows all amounts spent. I am requestings all statements for October, November and December 2016. January, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november 2017.

Northamptonshire Police should be open and transparent with the public. They should make full disclosure to the public for all amounts paid from public funds. Mark Polin, who is representing chief officers, said: ‘Leaders of the police service recognise the need for greater clarity and transparency. The proposals agreed are a further step towards achieving this.’

I would refer you to news reports relating to this subject; " ROBBED BY GREEDY POLICE"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...

Home Secretary Amber Rudd vowed to step in after learning police leaders were exploiting loopholes in outdated regulations.

She said ‘professionalism and integrity’ should be at the heart of all aspects of policing and those who lead must demonstrate the highest standards.

The Home Office said forces must now contribute to a centralised public record of police pay and perks for the first time.

This will include full details of their pay, rewards packages, gifts, hospitality and outside interests.

Fyi. The same FOI request has been made to a number of other police forces.

Yours faithfully,

Martin McGartland

Dear Mr McGartland

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Our Ref: 005675/17

I write in reply to your e-mail received 20/11/2017 requesting information as reproduced below.

Our reference for the request is 005675/17.

Your request is being processed and you may expect a reply within 20 working days, which will be 18/12/2017. In some circumstances we may not be able to achieve this timescale, but if this is likely to be the case you will be informed at the earliest opportunity and given a revised timescale.

Yours sincerely

C1507 Ian Kelly
Information Unit Manager
Tel: 101 Ext 346940
[email address]
Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ
If calling from outside Northamptonshire please call 03000 111 222
Northamptonshire Police: Putting Communities First

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Dear Mr McGartland   

 

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Our Ref:
005675/17

 

With reference to your e-mail received 28/11/2017 requesting information
as below:

 

I would like details of Northamptonshire Police Chief Officer allowances,
day-to-day

spending and all amounts claimed (paid to each Chief Officer) for
household bills.

 

I would like the information for the previous 12 months and breakdown of
every payment

(all amounts) paid to each of Northamptonshire Police  Chief Officers by
name. This request

is also for details, reason for payment each payment eg (medical, home and
car insurance,

car, all credit card, rent payments, membership, subscription payments.
Property, moving

house, vehicle maintenance costs. All amounts claimed for travel, hotels,
hospitality,

mortgage payments, breaks, holidays, gifts, food, meals refreshments,
entertainment and

for all electronic devices etc.

 

Please also disclose copies of all Northamptonshire Police Chief Officer
credit card

statements which shows all amounts spent. I am requestings all statements
for October,

November and December 2016. January, february, march, april, may, june,
july, august,

september, october and november 2017.

 

I have to advise you that Northamptonshire Police is not obliged to
provide this information you have requested under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Please take this letter as a Refusal Notice to this
particular request.

Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires
Northamptonshire Police, when refusing to provide such information
(because the information is exempt within the provisions of the Act) is
required to provide you, the applicant, with a Notice which:

a)      states the fact that an exemption has been applied

b)      specifies the exemption in question, and

c)      states why the exemption applies (if that would not otherwise be
apparent)

The statutory exemption applicable to the information not disclosed is as
follows:

Section 21 Information accessible to the applicant by other means.

This is an Absolute Class Based Exemption and is therefore not subject to
a harm or public interest test.

The information you require is readily available from the Northamptonshire
Police website. Please see the following link below

 

[1]http://www.northants.police.uk/informati...

 

Northamptonshire Police is unable to confirm or deny that it holds any
information at this time and cites Section 17 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requires Northamptonshire Police, when refusing to
provide such information (because the information is exempt within the
provisions of the Act) is required to provide you, the applicant, with a
Notice which:

 

a)      states the fact that an exemption has been applied

b)      specifies the exemption in question, and

c)      states why the exemption applies (if that would not otherwise be
apparent)

 

The statutory exemption applicable to the information not disclosed is as
follows:

 

Section 22, information intended for future publication as the website
will be updated

 

There is no credit card use to disclose

 

Please contact me if you require further assistance.

 

Northamptonshire Police provides a review and appeals procedure within the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you decide to make an
appeal and, having followed the full process you are still dissatisfied,
you will then have the right to direct your comments to the Information
Commissioner who will give due consideration to the matter. See Appendix
'a' attached.

 

Yours sincerely

 

C1507 Ian Kelly
Information Unit Manager
Tel: 101 Ext 346940
[2][email address
Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ
If calling from outside Northamptonshire please call 03000 111 222
Northamptonshire Police: Putting Communities First

 

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