costs of Investigation into a chief constable

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Dear Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary,

The Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Police has been conducting an investigation into a chief Constable since 2012.

Under the freedom of information act please set out.

1. What costs have been incurred by Dumfries and Galloway Police (D and G). This is to include costs such as travelling, overtime, refreshments, subsistence, legal opinions, administration etc - and any other costs linked or associated to the investigation in what ever form.

2. How many officer and or staff have been involved in the investigation.

3. The rank or grades of the officers or staff involved in the investigation.

4. The date D and G commenced the investigation.

5. The date the chief constable of D and G was appointed to the investigation by Central Scotland Police Joint Board to investigate the chief constable.

6. How many investigative hours have been committed to the investigation.

7. How many witness statements were obtained and how many have been presented to Central Scotland Joint Police Board.

8. The date the investigation report was submitted by D and G to Central Scotland Joint Police board.

9. Who will be meeting the expenses incurred by D and G, i.e will they be met by Central Scotland Joint Police Board.

10. How many meetings did the Chief constable of D and G personally have with any member of the Joint Police Board for Central Scotland Police, during the investigation; this is to include board council members and officials of the board in any capacity, and should also include officials of the three local authorities from Stirling, Falkirk and Clacmannanshire.

11. During the investigation did the Chief constable of D and G meet with any of the chief executives of the local authorities listed in 10 above. If so on how many occasions broken down by authority.

In the event that the matter is not concluded please supply the information requested to the date of this request.

Yours faithfully,

john mauger

Jardine Margaret (Corporate Services),

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Dear Mr Mauger,

 

Ref:  IHU0001050213

 

I refer to your email of 26 February 2013, which I received this morning,
requesting information in relation to an investigation into a Chief
Constable and would advise that your request has been allocated the above
reference number, which should be quoted in all related correspondence.

 

Under the terms of the Act, the force has 20 working days to respond to
each request, effective from the date on which it was received and
therefore you will receive further correspondence in due course.

 

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be advised if a fee applies and, in this case, no information will be
provided without payment.

 

Yours sincerely

Margaret Jardine

Data Protection Officer

Information Directorate

 

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary

Police Headquarters

Cornwall Mount, Dumfries, DG1 1PZ

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Irving Steven,

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On 1 April 2013 the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland
comes under the freedom of information (FOI) legislation.

 

The creation of the new single force means that whilst the various ways we
provide information, e.g. letter, email, website etc remain the same, all
FOI specific postal and email addresses, e.g. foienquiries@, fiu@, info@,
foi@ etc will cease to exist.

 

From 1 April 2013:

 

Written requests should be addressed to:

 

Police Service of Scotland

Freedom of Information Central Processing

173 Pitt Street

GLASGOW

G2 4JS

 

Email requests should be addressed to: [1][email address]

 

Dear Mr Mauger

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

I refer to your email of 26 February 2013 in relation to an investigation
carried out by this force in relation to misconduct allegations against a
senior officer of Central Scotland Police.

 

For ease of reference, I will detail the responses to each of your
questions:

 

1.       What costs have been incurred by Dumfries and Galloway Police (D
and G). This is to include costs such as travelling, overtime,
refreshments, subsistence, legal opinions, administration etc – and any
other costs linked or associated to the investigation in what ever form.

 

The quantifiable costs that have been incurred to date is £16,309.84.

 

There were also 156 hours of overtime incurred at a rate of time and one
third which equates to approximately £3639.48.

    

2.       How many officers and or staff have been involved in the
investigation.

 

The Chief Constable was the Investigating Officer and was assisted by an
investigation team comprising of 1 x Chief Inspector, 1 x Inspector, 2 x
Sergeants and 4 x Constables and 2 Police Staff (1 x Grade F and 1 x Grade
E) provided administrative assistance.

     

3.       The rank or grades of the officers or staff involved in the
investigation.

 

As at 2) above.

    

4.       The date D and G commenced the investigation.

 

A preliminary discussion took place between the Chief Constable of
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the Clerk to the Central Scotland
Joint Police Board on 15 March 2012 with the Chief Constable officially
appointed as Investigating Officer on 03 April 2012.

    

5.       The date the chief constable of D and G was appointed to the
investigation by Central Scotland Police Joint Board to investigate the
chief constable.

 

As at 4) above

    

6.       How many investigative hours have been committed to the
investigation.

 

The total salaried hours worked is information which was not collated by
the force and therefore in terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 is not held.

 

The investigation, however, was headed by the Chief Constable who was
officially appointed as Investigating Officer on 03 April 2012 and an
investigation team comprising a Chief Inspector, Inspector, 2 x Sergeants
and 4 x Constables were appointed to conduct the investigation.

 

The Chief Constable maintained oversight of and provided direction for the
investigation during this period whilst also fulfilling his role with the
number of actual hours dedicated to the investigation not collated. 

 

The Chief Inspector was involved in the investigation from 3 April 2012
during what could be described as the preparatory stages with the
Inspector likewise taking up post on 7 May 2012. Both officers, however,
also undertook a number of significant responsibilities and tasks
associated with their “normal” roles during this period with the time
dedicated to the investigation not collated.

 

The remainder of the investigation team were in place between 10 September
2012 and 11 November 2012 and again between 11 January 2013 and 22
February 2013 albeit they also undertook additional duties during the
latter period associated with their normal roles with no note taken of the
dedicated hours undertaken in connection with the investigation over
either period.

    

7.       How many witness statements were obtained and how many have been
presented to Central Scotland Joint Police Board.

 

139 witness statements were obtained and all have been presented to the
Central Scotland Joint Police Board.

    

8.       The date the investigation report was submitted by D and G to
Central Scotland Joint Police board.

 

A copy of the investigation report was provided to the Clerk to Central
Scotland Joint Police Board on 22 February 2013 with the Chief Constable
presenting his findings to a meeting of the Board on 1 March 2013.

    

9.       Who will be meeting the expenses incurred by D and G, i.e will
they be met by Central Scotland Joint Police Board.

 

Central Scotland Joint Police Board will reimburse Dumfries and Galloway
Constabulary for all non-staff related expenses.

    

10.     How many meetings did the Chief constable of D and G personally
have with any member of the Joint Police Board for Central Scotland
Police, during the investigation; this is to include board council members
and officials of the board in any capacity, and should also include
officials of the three local authorities from Stirling, Falkirk and
Clacmannanshire.

 

The Chief Constable personally met with the Clerk to the Central Scotland
Joint Police Board on 15 March 2012.  He also presented his findings to a
meeting of the Board on 1 March 2013.

    

11.     During the investigation did the Chief constable of D and G meet
with any of the chief executives of the local authorities

listed in 10 above.  If so on how many occasions broken down by authority.

 

The Chief Constable did not meet with any of the chief executives of the
local authorities listed.

 

I trust that this information is of assistance and please contact me if
you require anything further.

 

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handled, you are entitled in the first instance to request a review of the
decision by contacting me in writing detailing the grounds for review
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Unit.  If, after receiving the review panel's decision, you are still not
satisfied, you have the right of appeal to the Scottish Information
Commissioner.  Contact details are Office of the Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16
9DS, telephone 01334 464 610.

 

Regards

 

Steven Irving

Freedom of Information Officer

Force Information Directorate

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Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary

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