CFO/CEO pay and duties

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Dear West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service,

1) Please provide specifically the level of pay rise, year on year,
by percentage or cash terms of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief
Executive from financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15. I do not wish to be pointed to pay policy or pay banding data on a website

2) Please also state if the CFO/CEO is in receipt of a fire
fighters pesnions (i.e. has been re-employed on abatement)

3) Please let me know if the CFO/CEO is included on an operational
duty rota.

Yours faithfully,

Bobby Moore

Information, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Our ref:  IM20150226-01

Date: 27 February 2015

 

 

Dear Mr Moore

 

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

 

Thank you for your email dated 26 February 2015 at 16:59, which was
received by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service on the same date,
requesting the following information:

 

“  1) Please provide specifically the level of pay rise, year on year,  by
percentage or cash terms of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief  Executive from
financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15. I do not wish to be pointed to pay
policy or pay banding data on a website

 

2) Please also state if the CFO/CEO is in receipt of a fire  fighters
pesnions (i.e. has been re-employed on abatement)

 

3) Please let me know if the CFO/CEO is included on an operational  duty
rota.”

 

 

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service acknowledges receipt of your
request and confirms that it will respond to you with the information it
holds, unless the information is covered by one of the exemptions in the
Act.   We will respond to you as soon as possible, and in any event within
the 20 working days required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, in
the manner requested.  Accordingly, we will respond with the information
that you have requested by 26 March 2015.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know.  A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

 

Exemptions under the Act

Although you may request any information we hold, there are a few
exemptions under the Act that mean that we may not be able to disclose the
information you need. If we decide that we cannot release the information
requested, we will explain which exemption is relevant in this case. 

 

If you have any queries, or wish to discuss any aspect of your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us on 01274 473787, quoting the
reference number provided above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Zoe Kiltie

Information Management Administrator

Corporate Services

 

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Oakroyd Hall | Bradford Road | Birkenshaw | West Yorkshire | BD11 2DY

 

T: 01274 473787

 

The information that you supplied with your Request for Information will
be entered into a filing system and will only be accessed by authorised
persons of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.  The information will
be retained and will be used for the purpose of (a) processing your
request for information; (b) helping us to make decisions about how we
handle requests for information, and (c) informing the public from time to
time of the types of requests we have received and how we have responded.

 

In the case of (c) no information about you would be disclosed to the
public.

 

 

 

 

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Information, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Our ref: IM20150203-01

 

Date: 02 March 2015

 

Dear Bobby Moore,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 26 February 2015; 16:55,
which was received by the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service on the
same date.

 

Your request is as follows:

1) Please provide specifically the level of pay rise, year on year, by
percentage or cash terms of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive from
financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15. I do not wish to be pointed to pay
policy or pay banding data on a website

2) Please also state if the CFO/CEO is in receipt of a fire fighters
pensions (i.e. has been re-employed on abatement)

3) Please let me know if the CFO/CEO is included on an operational duty
rota.

 

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service response:

 

1) Though West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information
that you have requested, the information is exempt under section 21 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, as it is otherwise accessible. The
information is currently accessible from the following links of our
website at [1]www.wyfs.co.uk:

[2]http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/people-pay - this area will lead you to
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue’s current salary and pay policy statement
and our statement of accounts.

[3]http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/accounts - this area will lead you to
“Officers Remuneration” pages for previous years.

 

2) No

 

3)Yes

Section  21  -  Information accessible to applicant by other means.
(1) Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise
than under section 1 is exempt information.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), information -
 (a) may be reasonably accessible to the applicant even though it is
accessible only on payment, and
(b) is to be taken to be reasonably accessible to the applicant if it is
information which the public authority or any other person is obliged by
or under any enactment to communicate (otherwise than by making the
information available for inspection) to members of the public on request,
whether free of charge or on payment.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), information which is held by a
public authority and does not fall within subsection (2)(b) is not to be
regarded as reasonably accessible to the applicant merely because the
information is available from the public authority itself on request,
unless the information is made available in accordance with the
authority's publication scheme and any payment required is specified in,
or determined in accordance with, the scheme.

 

I can confirm that the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has now
completed its search for the information which you requested.

 

Your right to seek a Review

 

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your request, you
have the right to request a review.  You should do this as soon as
possible or in any case within two months of the date of issue of this
email.  In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can
do so by writing to the Information Management Officer, Corporate Services
at:

 

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Oakroyd Hall

Birkenshaw

West Yorkshire

BD11 2DY

Telephone: 01274 473787

E-mail: [West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service request email]

 

If you are not satisfied with the assistance that you get from the West
Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service or if we have not been able to resolve
your complaint and feel that a formal complaint needs to be made then this
should be addressed to the office of the Information Commissioner.  This
is the organisation that ensures compliance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and that deals with formal complaints. They can be
contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745

Web: www.ico.org.uk

 

If you require further advice about the information we have sent or wish
to discuss any aspect of your request, please do not hesitate to contact
me on 01274 655760, quoting the reference number provided above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Zoe Kiltie

Information Management Administrator

Corporate Services  

 

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004
requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the
copyright will be owned by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The
copyright in other information may be owned by another person or
organisation, as indicated on the information itself.

 

You are free to use any information supplied for your own non-commercial
research or private study purposes. The information may also be used for
any other purpose allowed by a limitation or exception in copyright law,
such as news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by
publishing the information in analogue or digital form, including on the
internet, will require the permission of the copyright owner.

 

For information where the copyright is owned by the West Yorkshire Fire
and Rescue Service details of the conditions on re-use is under the terms
of the Open Government Licence.

 

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their
permission.

 

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