Norfolk Police investigation accommodation costs (FOI)

Request

I refer to a previous Freedom f Information response published at the following link:

Investigation into Planning department by the Norfolk Police (FOI)

Please provide a further breakdown of the figures provided.

A

How many officers and manpower hours does the 'payroll' category refer to?

B

Which hotels were booked in Jersey? How many bed nights does this spend relate to?

C

Which hotels were booked in the UK? How many bed nights does this spend relate to?

If the overall cost has increased since the date of the previous request, please provide the cost to today's date.

Response

A

The number of officers involved in this investigation has varied over the 32 months since the operation has been underway.

An average of 2 officers were utilised over this 32 month period with a total of 428 hours worked at an average cost of £24 per hour; making a total cost £10,3k

Non-police staff were also involved in the operation. An average of 1.5 staff were utilised over the 32 month period, working a total of 261 hours (167 standard hours and 94 overtime hours) at a combined average cost of £20 per hour.

Payroll costs include £2k to fund the difference between a Sergeant and Police Constable for Q3 of 2020 and Q4 of 2021.

B

There has been a correction to the numbers previously published in respect of hotel accommodation. A UK hotel had previously been incorrectly categorised as a Jersey hotel and this has now been corrected.

C

There has been a correction to the numbers previously published in respect of hotel accommodation. A UK hotel had previously been incorrectly categorised as a Jersey hotel and this has now been corrected.