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If you have not already supplied it, please could you let us have your
contact details, including your home address, and any reference numbers
that are relevant to your case that you may have been given by Kent Police
or other agencies.

As the Police and Crime Commissioner, I hold the Chief Constable of Kent
Police to account, set the Force’s priorities and council tax levels,
commission services for victims of crime and play a role in the complaints
process.

My team and I will endeavour to assist you with your case and take up the
points raised on your behalf, and if there is a formal process that needs
to be followed, or we need to refer you to another place, we will advise
you of what steps need to be taken.

Please do not contact this Office in an emergency. When life is in danger
or a crime is in progress, always ring 999.

Kind regards 

Matthew Scott

Kent Police and Crime Commissioner

Office of the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner,

Kent Police, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9BZ

Office telephone: 01622 677055

Email: [1][Kent PCC request email]

Website: [2]www.kent-pcc.gov.uk

Twitter: [3]@PCCKent

For details of how we use your personal information, please read our
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Dear Mr Wilson

Thank you for contacting the Office of the Kent Police & Crime
Commissioner (OKPCC) to request information under the Freedom of
Information Act (FoIA).

Section 1 of the FoIA places two duties on public authorities:

• Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1) (a) is to
confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is
held. 

• The second duty at Section 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that
has been confirmed as being held. 

• Section 17 of the FoIA requires that where exemptions are relied upon,
we provide the applicant with a notice which:

◦ states that fact
◦ specifies the exemption(s) in question and
◦ states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption
applies.

Your request is in bold below and the response of the OKPCC is beneath. 
Your request has been numbered for ease of reference.

 1. Please state the number of officers employed by the Kent Police and
Crime Commissioner between 1st March, 2023 and 21st March, 2023.

This information is held.  Twenty two staff were employed by the OKPCC
between 1 – 21 March 2023.  For clarity, I will advise that there were/are
no serving police officers working within the organisation.

 2. How many of these were working from home either full time or a hybrid?

This information is held.  The OKPCC operates an agile workforce that
provides the capacity to align with and meet its business needs. 
Accordingly, these agile working practices are underpinned by a flexible
approach to best achieve the required work activity whether that is by
working from home, in an office-based environment or in a stakeholder
setting.  In this respect, 20 OKPCC staff worked from home either full
time or a hybrid between 1 – 21 March 2023.   

Under the FoIA, if you feel your request hs not been properly handled or
you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have
the right to appeal. This would be to this Office in the first instance.
You can do this by e-mail or by post to the address at the foot of this
communication.  Any such request should be received within 40 working days
of the date of this response. We will then conduct an internal review to
investigate the matter and endeavour to reply within 20 working days. 

If you remain dissatisfied following this process and do not believe we
can help you any further, then you may wish to apply to the Information
Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF for
a decision.  [1]Further information can be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website.   

Yours sincerely

(sent unsigned by email)

S. SCOTT

Office and Data Protection Manager

Office of the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner,

Kent Police, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9BZ

Office telephone: 01622 677055

Email: [2][Kent PCC request email]

Website: [3]www.kent-pcc.gov.uk

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civil proceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that
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information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error,
please notify us immediately by contacting the sender or telephoning Kent
Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate.
For further information regarding Kent Police’s or Essex Police’s use of
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https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additionally for our Terms and
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