Dear Sir,

 

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) hereby acknowledges receipt of
your request for information as detailed below, which is being actioned
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is now
receiving the Service’s attention and a response will normally be provided
within 20 working days of the date of receipt.

 

To confirm, your request was received on 22^nd July 2023 and you have
supplied an email address for response.

Yours faithfully,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn
yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.

We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond
equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes
gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234,
anfonwch e-bost i [1][email address] neu ewch i
[2]www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk am gyngor ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud nesaf.

 

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm. If you do not
have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800
169 1234, e-mail [3][email address] or visit
[4]www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk for advice on what to do next.

 

 

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Dear Sir,

 

Further to your recent request to North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
(NWFRS) made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act regarding
Blue Book roles, the response from NWFRS is as follows:

 

Please confirm the number of blue book roles in your service both
currently vacant and filled.

 

6 (six, with two vacant).

 

Please confirm the specific role attached e.g. ACO or head of xxxxx
department

 

Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) - vacant

Head of HR and Business Support Unit

Head of Finance and Procurement

Head of Corporate Communications (29.6 hours)

Head of Fleet and Engineering

Head of ICT – vacant (currently covered temporarily by Green Book until
recruitment process begins)

 

Please confirm the rate of pay, whether a car is provided and which
pension scheme applies.

 

Head of Department commence at scale point 48

48 £56,285
49 £58,328
50 £59,348
51 £60,368

 

ACO – 60% of Chief Fire Officer Salary

 

ACO- vehicle provided. No vehicles are provided to Blue Book Heads of
Department.

 

Local Government Pension Scheme applies.

 

Please confirm the total annual expense for all said roles broken down as
follows

 

Salary/Pension contributions

 

Salary and Pension contributions – including the 2 vacant posts

 

Salary Pension Total
Contributions
£372,961 £68,252 £441,212

 

Provided vehicle costs

 

Costs depend on the type of vehicle. Based on last vehicle used the costs
were £4,700 pa

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original correspondence and should be addressed to:

 

The Freedom of Information Officer

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

Ffordd Salesbury

St Asaph Business Park

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0JJ

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours faithfully,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn
yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.

We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond
equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes
gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234,
anfonwch e-bost i [2][email address] neu ewch i
[3]www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk am gyngor ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud nesaf.

 

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm. If you do not
have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800
169 1234, e-mail [4][email address] or visit
[5]www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk for advice on what to do next.

 

 

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