Expenses by senior staff
Request
This is an information request relating to staff expenses.
Please include the following information for the last four financial years, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24:
- The total amount claimed in expenses by senior staff annually.
- A breakdown of expenses by category (e.g., travel, accommodation, meals, hospitality, subsistence, training, etc.).
- The total amount claimed by the most expensive individual claimant (job title only) in each of those years.
- If available, a breakdown of expenses for members of the senior leadership team (e.g., Chief Executive, Directors), including job titles and total expenses per individual per year.
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested the following information for the last four financial years, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24:
- The total amount claimed in expenses by senior staff annually.
- A breakdown of expenses by category (e.g., travel, accommodation, meals, hospitality, subsistence, training, etc.).
- The total amount claimed by the most expensive individual claimant (job title only) in each of those years.
- If available, a breakdown of expenses for members of the senior leadership team (e.g., Chief Executive, Directors), including job titles and total expenses per individual per year.
Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere.
Gambling Commission senior management expenses are available on our website - Senior management expenses
Review of the decision
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.
Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.
The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Information Management Team
Gambling Commission