Northumbria Police

Disclosure Details

Overtime - 483/15

Dated: 13 Aug 2015

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

Date of request: 18/5/2015

Date of response: 12/8/2015

Thank you for your e mail dated 18 May 2015 in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.

 As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions. 

You asked:

I am making a freedom of information request about overtime costs and would like each of the following questions answered, for each of the last five years-  financial years would be preferred, if possible.  

1. What was the overtime budget for your force each of those years? (Separate figures for police officers and civilian staff, if possible)

2. What was the actual spend on overtime in each of those years? (Separate figures for police officers and civilian staff, if possible)

3. How much did the the five highest overtime earners receive in each of those years, for both officers and staff – ie, ten in total per year. For police officers, could you specify rank, and for both groups provide an indication of the work done by the recipient; in terms of which department they work in and as far as possible, their role. Please note that I am not asking for or expecting any information which could identify individuals, rather broad guidance.　

In response

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention. 

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Finance Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police. 

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows. 

1. & 2.

3. Details of the five highest overtime earners for both Officers and Civilian Staff is below.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Request 483/15 - Overtime 2010/11

Officer/Staff	Total	Rank	Department
Officer	18,012	Sgt	FIID
Officer	17,844	Sgt	Newcastle Area Command
Officer	16,519	Sgt	Crime
Officer	16,322	Sgt	Crime
Officer	16,246	Sgt	Operations
Staff	7,961		Newcastle Area Command
Staff	7,940		Gateshead Area Command
Staff	7,077		FIID
Staff	5,823		Estates
Staff	5,703		Gateshead Area Command

2011/12

Officer/Staff	Total	Rank	Department
Officer	13,479	Sgt	Secondment
Officer	13,055	Sgt	Crime
Officer	10,619	PC	Newcastle Area Command
Officer	10,314	Sgt	Operations
Officer	9,681	PC	Communications
Staff	6,295		Communications
Staff	3,909		ICT
Staff	3,778		Finance & Resource
Staff	3,766		FIID
Staff	3,521		Communications

2012/13

Officer/Staff	Total	Rank	Department
Officer	24,539	Sgt	Secondment
Officer	14,617	PC	Crime
Officer	14,127	PC	Crime
Officer	10,696	PC	Operations
Officer	10,440	Sgt	Operations
Staff	7,953		Criminal Justice Unit
Staff	4,505		Crime
Staff	3,630		Criminal Justice Unit
Staff	3,461		South Tyneside Area Command
Staff	3,352		Crime

2013/14

Officer/Staff	Total	Rank	Department
Officer	14,520	PC	Crime
Officer	14,342	PC	Crime
Officer	14,169	PC	Crime
Officer	13,210	Sgt	Crime
Officer	11,748	Sgt	Secondment
Staff	8,237		Legal
Staff	6,620		Legal
Staff	6,348		Crime
Staff	4,449		Communications
Staff	4,322		Legal

2014/15

Officer/Staff	Total	Rank	Department
Officer	17,168	PC	Crime
Officer	15,373	PC	Crime
Officer	12,431	PC	Communications
Officer	12,235	PC	Communications
Officer	11,283	Sgt	Custody
Staff	7,888		Communications
Staff	6,989		Legal
Staff	6,875		Communications
Staff	6,777		Legal
Staff	6,559		Communications

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Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason responses between forces may differ, and should not be used for comparative purposes.

You may be interested to know that Northumbria Police routinely publish information via the Disclosure Log. The aim of the Disclosure Log is to promote openness and transparency by voluntarily placing information into the public arena. 

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