Operation Safeguard Jenny Willott To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has been invoiced for costs incurred under Operation Safeguard in each month since it came into force, broken down by police force; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Hanson 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 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------