Kevin Stackhouse

Director of Finance and

Corporate Services

Civic Offices, Civic Way,

Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 0AH

Please ask for Rholda Wiggett

Tel: (01283) 221000 Ext. 5868

DDI (01283) 595868

Fax (01283) 595854

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DX 23912 Swadlincote

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Our Ref:KS/RW/1516-146

Your Ref:

Date: 21st July 2015

Mr C Willis

Whatdotheyknow.com

Dear Mr Willis

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for details under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 has been considered. Please find herewith the completed information requested:

1. The number of Full Time Equivalent Staff (FTE) within the following Teams / Departments at your Council:

a. Elections = 2

b. Committee / Democratic Services = 3

c. Overview & Scrutiny = 0

d. Procurement – outsourced to a private sector partner

e. Communications / PR- outsourced to a private sector partner

f. Policy -outsourced to a private sector partner

g. Emergency Planning / Civil Contingencies – work in partnership with a public sector partner

2. The minimum and maximum salaries of members of staff within each of these teams.

Elections:

£20,253-£24,472

£28,746-£34,746

Committee & Democratic Services

£17,714-£19,742

£25,440-£27,942

Please note that the supply to you of any material does not give you the right to use that it in a way that breaches the copyright or other intellectual property rights in that material. For example publishing or otherwise re-using it for commercial purposes. You must get the consent of the copyright owner which may involve the granting of a licence and the application of a fee.

This does not restrict your rights under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

For more information on the Freedom of Information Act, including our publication scheme, please look at our web site at under Council Services.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted in writing, outlining your grounds of appeal, within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:Kevin Stackhouse, Director of Finance andCorporate Services, South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF Telephone:01625 545 700

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. In addition, any feedback you may have on the way your request has been handled would be beneficial, so that any future requests can be handled more effectively.

Yours sincerely

Rholda Wiggett

Freedom of Information Officer