Freedom of information request
The list which immediately concerns me is as follows:
- July 2022 – Sancus Solutions Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2460
- August 2022 – Sancus Solutions Ltd – Management Fees – £1050
- September 2022 – Sancus Solutions Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1050
- September 2022 – Sancus Solutions Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £700
- October 2022 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1665
- February 2023 – Company Name REDACTED – Pension Fund Management Fees – £555
- February 2023 – Company Name REDACTED – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1745
- February 2023 – Company Name REDACTED – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2830
- February 2023 – Company Name REDACTED – Pension Fund Management Fees – £740
- April 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1745
- August 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1560
- August 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1060
- September 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1142.80
- September 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £635
- November 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1450
- December 2023 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £2145
- January 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1840
- February 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £755
- March 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £975
- April 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1075
- May 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1435
- July 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1840
- July 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £585
- September 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2435
- November 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1575
- November 2024 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £910
- January 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1230
- February 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Management Fees – £1115
- February 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Management Fees – £1730
- February 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Management Fees – £1255
- May 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £705
- May 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £2510
- July 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2175
- August 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £1170
- September 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2125
- November 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Pension Fund Management Fees – £2435
- December 2025 – Sancus Operations Ltd – Management Fees – £1360
This raises significant concerns regarding the integrity of the OPCC’s wider expenditure records. If a recurring payment to a service provider has been mislabelled for more than 3 years, it suggests a systemic failure in internal financial controls.
To allay these concerns and verify the nature of these transactions, please provide copies of the invoices corresponding to the entries listed above. I am happy for personal data (such as bank details etc) to be redacted under the relevant GDPR exemptions. However, the narrative description of the services provided and the total amounts must remain visible to satisfy the requirements of transparency in public spending.
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner response
Please see attached information that you have requested, Some of the information has been redacted as it is withheld under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as it comprises of personal data about a third party, this includes individually assigned unique case reference numbers. Disclosing this information would contravene the data protection principles under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. As Section 40(2) is an absolute exemption, there is no requirement to a public interest test.
I would also like to highlight that we have provided a copy of an invoice for August 2022 which contains the value of £1,005 – Management Fees, we do not hold an invoice for August 2022 – Sancus Solutions Ltd – Management Fees – £1050.