Questions
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time staff work in the Olympic Security Directorate; and what is its budget for (a) 2009–10, and (b) 2010–11. [HL1558]
The Olympic and Paralympic Security Directorate (OSD) within the Home Office has 67 full-time equivalent staff.
The budget of OSD for 2009-10 was £44.54 million.
The budget of OSD for 2010-11 is expected to be £90 million.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what funds have been allocated by the Olympic Security Directorate in the current year to (a) the Police Central e-crime Unit, and (b) the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, to deal with cyber attacks directed at the 2012 Games; and what funds they plan to allocate in (a) 2010–11, and (b) 2011–12. [HL1559]
The Home Office has allocated £4.7 million across the current and next financial year to the Olympic Security and Safety Programme Serious and Organised Crime project to augment existing capability and capability to address the threats posed by serious and organised crime to the 2012 Olympics.
The project includes e-crime and combating cyber attacks, amongst other areas. It is not possible to separate the costs into the specific crime areas. No decisions have been taken on funding for this project for 2011-12.