Request for information - Ref No: FOI221121
Request
This is an information request relating to the number of staff working at the organisation. Please include the information for each of the following financial years; 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22:
- The number of staff working at the organisation in each of these financial years
- The total wage bill for each of these years
Please also provide me with the current headcount of staff.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for.
I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below.
Our response
I confirm that Ordnance Survey does hold the information you have requested, this is set out in the table below:
|
Year |
Headcount |
Number of staff (FTE) |
Salary Bill |
|
FY 2019.20 (31/03/20) |
1079 |
1055 |
£54,578k |
|
FY 2020.21 (31/03/21) |
1250 |
1227 |
£60,139k |
|
FY 2021.22 (31/03/22) |
1364 |
1337 |
£66,961k |
|
31/12/2022 |
1432 |
1406 |
|
Internal review
Your enquiry has been processed according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. If you are unhappy with our response, you may request an internal review with our Internal Review Officer by contacting them, within two months of receipt of our final response to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request, as follows:
Internal Review Officer
Customer Service Centre
Ordnance Survey
Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
Please include the reference number above. You may request an internal review where you believe Ordnance Survey has:
- Failed to respond to your request within the time limits (normally 20 working days)
- Failed to tell you whether or not we hold the information
- Failed to provide the information you have requested
- Failed to explain the reasons for refusing a request
- Failed to correctly apply an exemption or exception
The Internal Review Officer will not have been involved in the original decision. They will conduct an independent internal review and will inform you of the outcome of the review normally within 20 working days, but exceptionally within 40 working days, in line with the Information Commissioner’s guidance.
The Internal Review Officer will either: uphold the original decision, provide an additional explanation of the exemption/s applied or release further information, if it is considered appropriate to do so.
Appeal to Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
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