FOI 0721-2023/24- Cybercrime expenditure

Request:

Q1. How much money did North Yorkshire spend on their Cybercrime Department / Unit, in each of last three, complete financial years?

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

Q2. How many staff (Full and part-time) work in the Cybercrime department  / unit?

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below the expenditure on the cybercrime unit for the period between 2020 and 2023, broken down by financial year.

Financial Year	Expenditure	Grant income	Total
2020-21	462,148	-192,945	269,203
2021-22	452,316	-160,062	292,254
2022-23	458,309	-183,653	274,656

Q2. 6

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