WEST MERCIA PCC: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – PCC STAFF
RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: WE12110
Date of response: 25th June 2025
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Request
In recent discussions with other likeminded people, we would like information regarding employees of the Office for Police and Crime Commissioner, (not the Force).
- Apart from the Commissioner himself, how many are employed in the OPCC?
- What are the roles of each employee?
- What is the total cost of the OPCC on an annual basis?
- Does the cost of running the OPCC come directly from the budget for West Mercia Police
- Who is the OPCC accountable to?
Response:
- We are refusing this part of your request in-line with Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act- Information reasonably accessible by other means. The team information for the OPCC, can be found on the West Mercia PCC website: Team Information – West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner.
- We are refusing this part of your request in-line with Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act- Information reasonably accessible by other means. The team information for the OPCC, can be found on the West Mercia PCC website: Team Information – West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner.
- We are refusing this part of your request in-line with Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act- Information reasonably accessible by other means. Financial information can be found on the West Mercia PCC website: Financial Reports – West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner
- No, the funding for the OPCC West Mercia does not come from the West Mercia Police budget; Information on PCC funding can be found online.
- The PCC is held to account by a Police and Crime Panel made up of representatives from across West Mercia. Further information is available online via the Worcestershire County Council Website: West Mercia Police and Crime Panel | Worcestershire County Council. Further information on the role of the PCC can be found on the West Mercia PCC website: Your PCC – West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner
Yours Sincerely,
FOI Officer,
West Mercia OPCC
You have the right to request an internal review, this request should be sent in writing to:
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, West Mercia Police, Hindlip Hall, Worcester, WR3 8SP Email: [email protected]. Alternatively, you can forward you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk.
