Ref: FOI/20047
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested further to your freedom of information request.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
What finance system do you currently have in place?
Reply
This information is exempt under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as this information is reasonably accessible to the requestor. Information concerning our finance system can be found on West Midlands Fire Service website at the following link: https://www.wmfs.net/foi-entry/19004/
Request
What processes or solutions do you have in place for employees to submit and reclaim expenses?
Reply
See attached – Travel and Subsistence Expenses
Request
How many expense claims were submitted by employees in the last fiscal year?
Reply
This information is exempt under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as we do not hold this information. We do not keep a record of the number of claims made.
Request
Are employees able to compile, submit and approve expenses remotely?
Reply
West Midlands Fire Service employees are unable to compile, submit and approve expenses remotely for most expenses however they are able to compile, submit and approve expenses remotely for a limited range of expenses
Request
Have there been investigations relating to expense compliance in your organisation in the last 24 months? If so, how many?
Reply
In the last 24 months West Midlands Fire Service has investigated expense compliance as part of wider investigations however there has been no investigations relation solely to relating to expense compliance in the last 24 months.
If you have any queries about this Freedom of Information request, please contact us. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
For service complaints, issues or comments regarding this request please contact The Public Relations Department, West Midlands Fire Service, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, B7 4HW
Further information concerning Freedom of Information requests can be found on the Information Commissioner website at either the following link: https://ico.org.uk/ or at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.
