Executive team travel and subsistence

We publish information about travel and subsistence costs from our executive team and the heads of our offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is part of our commitment to being open about what we do.

We pay for travel, accommodation, meals and certain other expenses that they incur while carrying out our work. The limits for these expenses are set out in our policy.

You can also find out more about our salaries.

2019 travel and subsistence

Bob Poser, Chief Executive

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
28 March Meeting with Brandon Lewis MP, Chair of the Conservative Party Public transport 2.40
26 March Media training Breakfast 4.59
20 March Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation Reception, 11 Downing Street Public transport 4.80
18 March Speaker's Committee Meeting, House of Commons Public transport 2.40
14 March Electoral Law Forum seminar Public transport 2.40
6 March Meetings in Westminster Public transport 4.80
20 February Meeting with Northern Ireland Office officials, Westminster Public transport 4.80
8 February National Seminar for Electoral Fraud Reduction and Prevention, Birmingham Public transport 2.40
Return rail London to
Birmingham		 51.85
7 February Association of Chief Executives (ACE) Roundtable Public transport 2.40
6 February Meeting with Bridget Phillipson MP Public transport 4.80

Louise Edwards, Director of Regulation

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
18 March Oxford Media Convention 2019 - Worcester College, Oxford Return rail London to Oxford 66.60
1 February Panellist at the CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) Conference, Brussels No expenses incurred 0.00

Ailsa Irvine, Director of Electoral Administration and Guidance

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
13 March Visit to our Scotland office Flight London to Edinburgh 165.57
Dinner 10.38
Overnight hotel, Edinburgh 97.50
15 March Airport bus 4.50
Flight Edinburgh to London 38.23
Taxi airport to home 21.50

3 February

 Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) Conference, Brighton Public transport 2.80
3 to 6 February Return rail London to Brighton 37.35
3 February Train station to hotel 7.00
3 February Dinner (self and two colleagues) 69.99
5 February Dinner (self and two colleagues) 45.10
6 February Taxi hotel to station 6.00
6 February Public transport 2.80
29 to 31 January Visit to our Northern Ireland office and department training day Return flight Stansted to Belfast 46.32
29 January Taxi airport to hotel 34.00
29 January Refreshments 5.65
29 to 30 January Overnight hotel in Belfast (two nights) 132.00
31 January Taxi airport to home 21.50
9 January Visit to our Scotland office Taxi home to airport 20.00
9 January Flight London to Edinburgh 23.24
9 January Taxi airport to overnight accommodation 21.00
13 January Tram Edinburgh to airport 6.00
13 January Flight Edinburgh to London 34.35

Craig Westwood, Director of Communications Policy, and Research

No expenses.

Kieran Rix Director of Finance and Corporate Services

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
26 to 27 March Meeting with Finance Committee at Senedd, Cardiff Bay Return rail from London to Cardiff 168.30
Taxi from station to hotel 8.00
Overnight hotel, Cardiff 95.92
Dinner 12.00
27 March Breakfast 12.00

 

Claire Bassett, Chief Executive

Date Occasion  Item Cost (£)
17 to 18 December  Visit to our Northern Ireland office Flight from Edinburgh to Belfast 47.32
Taxi from airport to hotel  39.00
Dinner 15.00
Overnight hotel, Belfast 101.00
Overnight subsistence 5.00
Taxi from office to airport 13.52
Flight from Belfast to London 89.65
Mileage from airport to home 20.25
17 December Visit to our Scotland office Mileage from home to airport 20.25
Heathrow parking 109.40
Flight from London to Edinburgh 49.99
Return tram from airport to city centre 8.50
4 December Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 42.75
3 December Visit to our Wales office Return mileage from home to office 81.00
Bridge toll 5.60
29 November Constitution Unit seminar 'Regulating Digital Campaigning' Public transport 2.40
27 to 29 November International IDEA roundtable on Inter-agency collaboration on cyber security in elections

Return flight from London to
Amsterdam.

Flight cancelled but unable

 37.90
20 November Induction meeting with new Commissioners Lunch (share) 22.38
14 November Whitehall Industry Group (WIG) Breakfast briefing Breakfast 4.35
Public transport 5.30
13 November Speaking at ICO/Demos event 'The future of political

Public transport

 4.40
Overnight hotel 139.50
13 November Meeting with Chloe Smith MP,
Minister for the Constitution		 Public transport 2.40
6 November Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee evidence session Public transport 2.40
1 November Catch up with Rowena Ironside, Non-Executive Director for the Cabinet Office Elections and Registrations Division Public transport 2.00
1 November Ministerial Roundtable, Westminster Public transport 4.80
11 October Visit to our Wales office and Wales
Electoral Coordination Board		 Mileage from home to Cardiff office 42.75
Toll bridge 5.60
Parking 5.50
Lunch 6.50
Mileage from Cardiff Bay to home 44.55
18 September Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 33.75
14 August Meeting with Peter Lee, Director of the Cabinet Office’s Constitution Group Public transport 2.40
26 to 27 July Cambridge Conference on
Electoral Democracy in the
Commonwealth		 Return rail from London to Cambridge 37.50
Taxi from station to conference centre 8.00
Overnight subsistence 5.00
Taxi from conference centre to station 10.00
16 July Media interviews for the Vote Leave investigation report Overnight hotel, London 178.80
Overnight subsistence 5.00
Taxi from Westminster to office 20.80
9 July Meetings in Westminster Public transport 2.40
Refreshments for two 17.71
       
       

Bob Posner, Director of Political Finance and Regulation, and Legal Counsel

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
18 September Formal board dinner Share of dinner 33.75

Ailsa Irvine, Director of Electoral Administration and Guidance

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
18 December Visit to our Wales office Return rail from London to Cardiff 82.80
Taxi from station to office 9.20
Overnight hotel, Cardiff 7.00
19 December Taxi from hotel to office 7.00
4 December Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 42.75
28 November Visit to our Scotland office Taxi from home to airport 20.00
Flight from London to Edinburgh 37.23
Taxi from airport to overnight accommodation 20.00
1 December Flight from Edinburgh to London 36.22
20 November Induction meeting with new commissioners Lunch (share of) 22.38
19 November Meetings in Westminster Lunch 5.15
5 to 6 November Visit to our Northern Ireland office Return flight from London to Belfast 48.34
Taxi from airport to office 37.00
Dinner 16.98
Overnight hotel, Belfast 48.50
6 November Taxi from airport to home 21.50
19 September Visit to our Scotland office Public transport 3.30
Dinner 23.90
Flight from London to Edinburgh 75.99
Taxi from airport to overnight accommodation 23.00
18 September Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 33.75
14 August Meeting with Nick Eveleigh, Chief Executive, Chelmsford  Bus from Stansted to Chelmsford 10.00
Rail from Chelmsford to London 15.90
6 August Visit to our Wales office Public transport 2.40
Return rail from London to Cardiff 78.00
Taxi from station to Cardiff Bay 6.00
Lunch 6.75
Overnight hotel, Cardiff 72.75
Dinner 17.94
7 August Rail from Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Bay 2.10
Lunch (self and colleague) 14.50
Taxi from Cardiff Bay to station 4.90
Public transport 2.40
23 to 24 July Visit to our Northern Ireland office Return flight from London to Belfast 63.50
Taxi from airport to office  34.80
Dinner 6.79
Overnight hotel, Belfast 55.50
15 to 17 July Visit to our Scotland office Return flight from London to Edinburgh 135.36
Taxi from airport to overnight accommodation 21.15
17 July Public transport to airport 4.50
Taxi to home 18.00

Craig Westwood, Director of Communications Policy, and Research

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
4 December Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 42.75
21 November Meetings in Westminster Public transport 4.80
20 November Induction meeting with new commissioners Lunch (share of) 22.38

Kieran Rix Director of Finance and Corporate Services 

Date Occasion Item Cost (£)
4 December Formal board dinner Dinner (share) 42.75
20 November Induction meeting with new commissioners Lunch (share of) 22.38
8 August Meeting with Welsh Assembly Commission at Ty Hywel Return rail from London to Cardiff 104.50
16 July Meeting with Scottish Parliament and Devolved Office Staff, Edinburgh Return flight from London to Edinburgh 166.71