Police bonuses

Summary

A request was made for the total amount of bonuses paid to police officers over the last 12 months, and the Isle of Man Constabulary responded by sending the full information in an enclosed document.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 16 December 2019 and responded to on 18 December 2019.
• All requested information regarding police bonuses was released.
• The response document includes payments for Authorised Firearms Officers, though these are not part of the bonus scheme.
• Bonus applications are considered at quarterly meetings of the awards panel.
• Sifting payments are considered separately from the quarterly bonus meetings.

Data Disclosed

• 16 December 2019
• 18 December 2019
• 1102462
• last 12 months
• quarterly

Original Request

How much bonuses has been paid to police officers for the last 12 months

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Department of Home Affairs Headquarters Tromode Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM2 5PA Tel: +44(0)1624631394

Our ref: 1102462 18 December 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 16 December 2019 and which states:

"How much bonuses has been paid to police officers for the last 12 months"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you. In the document reference is made to ICIDP – this is the Initial Crime Investigators Development Program. Authorised Firearms Officers payments have been included though these are not part of the bonus payments scheme. Applications for bonus payments are available throughout the year but are considered under at a quarterly meeting of the awards panel, with the exception of sifting payments which are considered separately.

Please quote the reference number 1102462 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely