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Request
Q1. How many times in the annual year 2023, up until receipt of this email, has your police force used a cell to house a prisoner?
Q2. How many prisoners has your police force housed in cells in 2023?
Q3. What was your police force’s 2023 overtime bill for housing prisoners in police cells?
Q4. How much has your police force been paid by the Ministry of Justice to provide cells for prisoners in 2023? I777
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
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Decision
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Q1. 28
Q2. 28
Q3. £442,977.00 – this is for all overtime paid in relation to Operation Safeguard
Q4. £845,873.00
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.