Councillor Rob Garnham, chair of Gloucestershire Police Authority, said they have found members of the public to be "very understanding of the situation".
Neil Garnham, representing the Home Office, has told the review he could "neither confirm nor deny" whether Mr Litvinenko had been employed by British intelligence.
Like Alison Garnham, she feared controlling what benefits are spent on would rob the poor of control over their lives and add to the stigma of being on benefits.