Freedom of Information requests and pay scales (FOI)

​Request

Under the Freedom of Information Law (FOI) please could you tell me, or send me the link if already published:

A

The salary scale for a Freedom of Information Officer (if the FOI Law is covered in a dual role for example with the data protection act please provide the salary for that role, ie the role which deals with FOI)

B

The salary scale for a Police Officer

C

The number of Freedom of Information received for 2015 and 2016.

Response

A

The salary scale of a Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer ranges between a grade 7 to 10 and the salary range is £30,837 to £50,261.

Please see below a link to a previous request which provides some additional information:

Freedom of Information costs (FOI)

B

The Police pay scales can be found at the following link:

Police Service pay scales: 2016

C

The numbers of FOI requests received can be found at the following links:

2015 and 2016 requests:

Freedom of Information statistics (FOI)

2017 requests up to the end of May:

Freedom of Information data and statistics