FOI release

FOI - PCA Staffing

Published 6 November 2026

Applies to England and Wales

FOI: 972836  

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000)  

This request is being handled under FOIA 2000. FOIA 2000 entitles you to:   

• know whether the information you have requested is held by the PCA; and   

• be provided with that information, subject to any exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which may apply.   

The following information request was sent to the office inbox on the 7 April 2026:  

“Dear Sir or Madam,  

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following recorded information.  

From the last 3 financial year’s budgeted figures (2022/23, 23/24, 24/25):  

1. Climate-related posts  

a) The number of posts if any (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed with job titles that include any of the following terms:  

Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability;  

Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.  

1. Cost of those posts  

The total employment cost for the posts (if any) identified in Question 1, including salary and employer on-costs (e.g. pension and National Insurance), as recorded.  

1. External consultants  

The total amount paid during the same financial year to external consultants, companies, or contractors where the expenditure is recorded under any cost centre, project code, budget line, or purchase description that includes one or more of the following terms:  

Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability;  

Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.  

This should include, but not be limited to, expenditure coded to professional services, consultancy, advisory services, or specialist support.  

If you do not record expenditure in this way, please provide the closest equivalent recorded information held (for example, totals by relevant cost centre or project).  

If any information requested is not held, please state this clearly. If figures are held only in aggregated form, please provide the aggregated figures. Estimates derived from recorded financial information are acceptable.  

If complying with this request would exceed the cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, please disregard point 3.  

Please provide the information requested above in the following table format, where held:  

Financial Year  

Job Title  

Staff Costs including on-costs (£)  

Headcount  

Consultant Spend”  

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Office of the Pubs Code Adjudicator and is being released to you. Please see the attached spreadsheet.  

If you have any questions, please contact me on 08005288080 or office@pubscodeadjudicator.gov.uk.   

Please quote the reference number FOI 972836 in any future communications. If you do not believe that the office of the PCA has provided an appropriate response to your request, as set out above, you are entitled to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be made in writing, quoting the above reference, to office@pubscodeadjudicator.gov.uk or:   

PCA 4th Floor 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BJ   

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.   

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. I will now close your request as of this date.