Covid lockdown enforcement 355/2024

FOI Reference: 355.2024

Request:

1. Since 1st March 2020 did you have any officers or other members of staff dedicated or responsible for enforcing covid lockdown restrictions? Please provide an FTE figure for any members of staff with these responsibilities.
2. Please provide an estimate of total costs incurred enforcing covid lockdown restrictions.
   
   

Response:

Q1:  I can confirm that there is no information held as a result of the Force not having a team of officers or staff dedicated or responsible for enforcing COVID lockdown restrictions.  The Force did have a team dedicated to issuing force guidance on the changing/most current rules, advice relating to covid sickness and ensuring the force had a consistent approach,

Q2: I can confirm that there is information held to answer this question. Enquiries have been made with  the Force Finance Department who advise that the total cost which was project coded to Covid-19 for officer and staff pay and overtime, was £541k. We were able to submit claims for the cost of Covid-19.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act and disclosed on the 8^th May 2024)