Communications Department - 323/20

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

1. How many people are employed as part of your Communications Department (by communications I mean Press, Media, Marketing and Digital teams). Can you please tell me the total number, including vacant posts.
2. Can you please provide an organogram of the communications department’s structure.
3. Can you please provide a breakdown of roles within the Digital Communications team and their pay brackets.
4. Can you please provide a copy of your Communications Strategy & your digital communications strategy.
5. Can you please provide an email address (generic or team) for the team responsible for social media?

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the People Services and Communications Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

1. Currently the force employs 26 members of staff within it’s Communications & Engagement department against a structure of 22.       
2. See  attached
3. See table below

Role	Bottom of scale	Top of scale
Head of Communications & Engagement	£56,673.00	£ 61,851.00
Creative Services Manager	£40,038.00	£ 43,830.00
Creative Designer	£25,602.00	£ 30,951.00
Audio Visual Designer	£25,602.00	£ 28,023.00
Senior Printer	£20,877.00	£ 22,833.00
Printer	£17,942.36	£ 18,543.00
Engagement Manager	£40,038.00	£ 43,830.00
Community Engagement Advisor	£28,266.00	£ 30,951.00
Employee Engagement Advisor	£28,266.00	£ 30,951.00
Digital Development Advisor	£28,266.00	£ 30,951.00
Events & Engagement Co-ordinator	£20,877.00	£ 22,833.00
Media & Communications Manager	£40,038.00	£ 43,830.00
Media & Communications Advisor	£28,266.00	£ 30,951.00
Media & Communications Advisor(OPCC)	£28,266.00	£ 30,951.00
Media and Communications Assistant	£17,942.36	£ 20,619.00

 

4  As attached

5  As the information you have requested is accessible by other means I have not provided you with a copy of the information and will rely on Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  You should therefore consider this a refusal for your request.

I have provided an explanation to this exemption below.

Section 21 (1) - Information accessible by other means

Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant is exempt information.

A response to this point can be found on the Northumbria Police website via a simple search of Media Team.