Bonus Payments Scheme

  • Reference Number: 2640
  • Date released: 19 August 2010

Request

  1. A breakdown of the payments made to officers under the Bonus Payment Scheme for demanding/unpleasant work etc during 2009/10, including a very brief explanation of what each payment was for;
  2. The total amount paid out in bonus payments and the number of payments issued for demanding/unpleasant work etc in 2008/09 and in 2009/10;
  3. The total amount paid out in tutor bonus payments and the number of payments issued in 2008/09 and in 2009/10;
  4. The total amount paid out in on-call payments and the number of payments issued in 2008/09 and in 2009/10.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Question 1

The information supplied is that which we have available for 2009/2010

Payments Description
100 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
250 Exceptionally demanding and important work
250 Demanding and important work
50 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
50 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
50 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
50 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
50 Outstandingly demanding unpleasant and potentially upsetting work
50 Unpleasant work
50 Unpleasant work
50 Unpleasant body recovery
50 Unpleasant body recovery
50 Unpleasant body recovery
150 Unpleasant and demanding work re Investigation
150 Unpleasant and demanding work re Investigation
100 Unpleasant and demanding work re Investigation re fatal RTC
150 Unpleasant and demanding work re death

Question 2

  • Number of bonus payments for demanding/unpleasant work in 2008/09 - 10
  • Amount paid out in bonus payments for demanding/unpleasant work in 2008/09 - £1850
  • Number of bonus payments for demanding/unpleasant work in 2009/10 - 15
  • Amount paid out in bonus payments for demanding/unpleasant work in 2009/10 - £1400

Question 3

  • Number of tutor bonus payments made in 2008/09 - 91
  • Amount paid out in tutor bonus payments in 2008/09 - £20016
  • Number of tutor bonus payments made in 2009/10 - 126
  • Amount paid out in tutor bonus payments in 2009/10 - £26866

Question 4

We do not pay on call payments as a matter of course, although On Call for certain roles was paid with SPP in 2009/10.

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