The Information Commissioner receives an annual grant-in-aid from the vote of the Department of Constitutional Affairs to fund the costs of his office in undertaking his statutory duties in respect of Freedom of Information. Data Protection statutory duties are funded from the annual notification fees collected from data controllers.
It is the duty of the Information Commissioner to keep proper accounts and other records in relation to these accounts, and to prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of account in such form as the Secretary of State directs.Such accounts are subject to statutory audit by the National Audit Office and laid by the Comptroller and Auditor General before each House of Parliament before the summer recess each year in our annual report.
You can view the summary of expenses for Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, up to 31 December 2008.
You can also find out details of the ICO's current rates for UK expenses, travel and subsistence rates payable to staff when they travel away from the office in the course of their duties or work overtime.