Police Federation

FOI 00329 - Meal and beverage provision at the PFEW


Request:

Received: 11 July 2023

Under the freedom of information act I respectfully request the following information.

  1. Can you confirm whether or not PFEW staff working from Leatherhead are in receipt of free meals/refreshments while working at the location provided by PFEW?
  2. If free meals/refs are received can you confirm if this is a condition of each individuals terms and conditions of employment or a condition of generally working from the premises?
  3. If free meals/refs are indeed provided I respectfully request the last 5 years costings associated with the provision of such meals/refs
  4. If free meals are provided can you confirm how they are funded? For example through member subscriptions or another funding stream.

Response:

Responded: 28 July 2023

QUESTION: 

Can you confirm whether or not PFEW staff working from Leatherhead are in receipt of free meals/refreshments while working at the location provided by PFEW? 

RESPONSE: 

Staff working at Federation House are in receipt of lunch and tea/coffee, free of charge. 

QUESTION: 

If free meals/refs are received can you confirm if this is a condition of each individuals terms and conditions of employment or a condition of generally working from the premises? 

RESPONSE: 

The free meals for lunch are a provision of working from the Federation House premises but is not a contractual benefit.  There is no reimbursement or alternative when working from home. 

QUESTION: 

If free meals/refs are indeed provided I respectfully request the last 5 years costings associated with the provision of such meals/refs 

RESPONSE: 

PFEW is able to provide data from 2019 onwards as per the below.  Please note that the 2023 figure is for the year to date. 

 

Year 

Amount 

2019 

54,998.00 

2020 

23,926.75 

2021 

22,513.75 

2022 

52,235.00 

2023 

35,832.50 

 

QUESTION: 

If free meals are provided can you confirm how they are funded? For example through member subscriptions or another funding stream. 

RESPONSE: 

As the main source of income, member subscriptions are the primary funding stream for meal and refreshment provision at Federation House. 

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