Police forces involved in Operation Safeguard charge NOMS in arrears for the cost of making police cells available to accommodate prisoners.
Safeguard use began again in October 2006 but no invoices were paid between October and December 2006.
We cannot provide accurate figures for the cost of Operation Safeguard per police force per month because invoices usually only provide the overall period covered, which may be several months.
However, the following tables show the amounts paid in each month in 2007, broken down by police force, and the value of currently outstanding invoices.
Police force January February March April May June July ACPO — — — 56,239.81 — — 57,898.09 Bedfordshire — — — — — — — Cambridgeshire — — — — — — 374,788.74 Cheshire — — — — 701,875.38 — — Cumbria — — — — — — 28,558.28 Derbyshire — — — 151,809.50 — 163,653.68 — Devon and Cornwall — — — 70,486.36 — — 221,132.80 Dorset — — — — — 101,211.01 — Durham — — — 143,397.37 52,271.08 128,655.09 177,277.66 Dyfed-Powys 48,107.05 28,858.96 38,547.56 — 53,562.21 — 151,040.56 Essex — 158,322.86 — — 496,417.95 179,637.95 387,088.75 Greater Manchester — — — 85,367.87 — — 665,178.66 Gwent — — — — — — — Hampshire — — — — — — — Hertfordshire — — — — — — 543,460.70 Kent — 109,933.41 469.31 195,887.94 — 88,112.96 279,960.86 Lancashire — — — — — — 172,651.00 Leicestershire — — — — — — — Lincolnshire 81,571.06 — — 132,847.87 112,837.86 95,047.14 87,928.96 Merseyside — — — — 418,089.45 — — Metropolitan — — — — 741,392.96 — 1,274,957.99 North Wales — — — — 186,284.18 52,202.23 — Northamptonshire — — 214,667.02 — — — 215,202.38 Northumbria — — — 100,682.00 — — 152,778.00 South Wales — — — — — — 734,764.65 South Yorkshire — — — — — — 66,549.07 Suffolk — — — 124,681.07 — — — Sussex — — — — — — 133,925.42 Thames Valley — 187,736.42 201,926.74 130,181.32 -270.00 — 324,730.41 West Midlands — — — — 393,469.77 — 334,387.20 Warwickshire — — — 99,488.63 — — 192,315.36 West Yorkshire — — — 73,729.71 152,420.21 95,346.77 — Wiltshire — — — — — — 55,379.17 Total 129,678.11 484,851.65 455,610.63 1,364,799.45 3,308,351.05 903,866.83 6,631,954.71
Police force August September October November December Invoices to be processed and paid Total invoiced ACPO — 145,465.03 — 53,827.94 — — 313,430.87 Bedfordshire 59,433.20 — — 193,388.59 — 82,436.42 335,258.21 Cambridgeshire — — — — — — 374,788.74 Cheshire — 798,886.66 244,163.85 — — 1,195,540.62 2,940,466.51 Cumbria — — 92,997.58 — — — 121,555.86 Derbyshire 139,243.15 — — 119,902.03 — — 574,608.36 Devon and Cornwall 225,716.94 — 90,097.12 102,522.14 — 134,872.41 844,827.77 Dorset 99,929.69 122,670.96 — — — — 323,811.66 Durham — 86,599.80 — — — — 588,201.00 Dyfed-Powys 207,208.34 50,047.61 — 2,799.54 — — 580,171.83 Essex — 403,838.17 — 179,921.85 192,177.83 — 1,997,405.36 Greater Manchester — 244,504.12 — — — — 995,050.65 Gwent — 11,905.91 — — — 4,361.55 16,267.46 Hampshire 286,621.81 — — — — 311,102.78 597,724.59 Hertfordshire 124,347.56 92,396.33 103,312.82 112,402.90 — 103,692.63 1,079,612.94 Kent — 128,087.77 138,931.35 260,616.66 — — 1,202,000.26 Lancashire — — — — 722,871.00 — 895,522.00 Leicestershire — 250,451.26 — — — — 250,451.26 Lincolnshire 110,610.13 — 165,973.65 — — 108,986.38 895,803.05 Merseyside — — — — — — 418,089.45 Metropolitan — — 1,447,146.96 — 1,127,760.01 — 4,591,257.92 North Wales — — — 629,533.63 — 1,679.39 869,699.43 Northamptonshire — — — 498,848.38 — — 928,717.78 Northumbria 64,294.00 — 68,813.00 29,017.00 — — 415,584.00 South Wales — — — — — — 734,764.65 South Yorkshire 72,615.09 78,630.99 48,598.65 — — 98,122.82 364,516.62 Suffolk — — 242,282.74 — — — 366,963.81 Sussex — — — — — — 133,925.42 Thames Valley 126,191.57 142,061.61 119,304.76 — — 256,657.38 1,488,520.21 West Midlands 163,304.63 — — — 601,143.05 — 1,492,304.65 Warwickshire — — — — — — 291,803.99 West Yorkshire 376,338.30 110,348.82 126,286.64 — — — 934,470.45 Wiltshire — -9,691.35 — — — — 45,687.82 Total 2,055,854.41 2,656,203.69 2,887,909.12 2,182,780.66 2,643,951.89 2,297,452.38 28,003,264.58