Freedom of Information request–30 April2013 ref: FOI 342
Question 1: The total amount spent on taxis by the office of Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner since 16 November 2012 and details of these journeys.
- The total amount spent on taxis by the office of Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner since 16 November 2012 and details of these journeys.
Answer 1: £87.00
Journeys details:
10/01/13 Taxi for Chief Constable Candidate £12 from HQ to Bristol Train Station.
04/12/12 Taxi for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) £25 from Bristol Parkway Train Station to work (Portishead Police HQ)
08/01/13 Taxi for Head of Communications £4.50 . No further details recorded.
22/01/13 Taxi for PCC £16 from London meeting to accommodation in London.
30/01/13 Taxi for Head of Communications £4.50 from BCC Somerset to Taunton Train Station.
12/03/13 Taxi for PCC £25 after meeting in London, from Parkway Train Station to work (Portishead Police HQ).
2. The cost of the most expensive taxi journey taken by Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner or a member of their office and the details and purpose of this journey.
Answer 2: £25.00. Further recorded details are in answer 1 above.
3. The total amount spent by the office of Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner on hiring vehicles for the PCC/ Members of OPCC staff since 16 November 2012 and the make and model of the vehicles hired.
Answer 3: None.
4. The details of any journeys made by the PCC/Members of OPCC that necessitated a driver/chauffeur; including cost, mileage, hours, destination, purpose; and the reason this was needed.
Answer 4: Please see below
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will frequently use her own car for meetings. However, where there is a long journey or series of journeys in a day or it is helpful for the PCC to have a briefing with colleagues during a journey she will utilise the Constabulary’s pool of drivers and pool cars.
30 May 2013
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER USE OF DRIVERS 16 NOVEMBER 2012 – 22 MAY 2013
Date / Description / Hours30/11/2012 / North Somerset Out and About / 7.30
07/12/2012 / South Gloucestershire Out and About / 8.0
13/12/2012 / Bath & North East Somerset Out and About / 7.0
21/12/2012 / Bristol Out and About / 8.0
25/01/2013 / South Gloucestershire Out and About / 11.30
28/01/2013 / Bristol Public Consultation / 7.30
30/01/2013 / Somerset West Public Consultation / 10.30
04/02/2013 / Bath & North East Somerset Public Consultation / 8.30
07/02/2013 / South Gloucestershire Public Consultation / 11.30
11/02/2013 / Somerset East Public Consultation / 7.30
13/03/2013 / Bristol Out and About Day and Business Crime Forum / 8.0
19/03/2013 / Somerset East Out and About Day / 8.0
26/03/2013 / Various Bristol Meetings / 6.15
27/03/2013 / Bath and North East Somerset Out and About Day / 11.0
28/03/2013 / Police and Crime Plan Launch / 12.0
04/04/2013 / Bristol Out and About Day / 12.0
11/04/2013 / North Somerset Out and About Day / 8.0
15/04/2013 / South Gloucestershire Meeting / 6.10
16/04/2013 / PCC/ Police Public Forum and Meeting in South Gloucestershire / 14.15
17/04/2013 / Regional Police and Crime Commissioners Meeting in Exeter / 6.0
22/04/2013 / Problem Solving Awards and Attendance at Evening Community Meeting / 8.0
24/04/2013 / Attendance at Evening Community Meeting / 4.30
25/04/2013 / South Gloucestershire Out and About Day / 7.30
29/04/2013 / Attendance at Evening Community Meeting / 3.15
30/04/2013 / Various Bristol Meetings and Business Crime Forum / 10.45
02/05/2013 / West Somerset Out and About Day / 9.0
09/05/2013 / Somerset East Out and About Day / 9.0
13/05/2013 / Evening Meeting – Somerset Chamber of Commerce / 4.15
14/05/2013 / Attendance at Evening Community Meeting / 3.15
15/05/2013 / Somerset East Meetings / 9.0
22/05/2013 / Evening Volunteer Networking Meeting / 4.30
Total / 249 hrs 30 Mins
Where there is a business reason the Police and Crime Commissioner will utilise the pool of drivers shared with the Avon and Somerset Constabulary Chief Officers at a cost of £9.38 per hour.
Out and About Days – these are a rolling programme of days that the Police and Crime Commissioner has committed to being out of the office engaging with the community and partner agencies.