FOI LGBTQ+ Funding (0575-2022/23)

Request

Q1. How much has the force spent on LGBT Pride-style / rainbow paint jobs on vehicles from January 1 2017 to present day? Can the figures be broken down by year?
Q2. How many vehicles have received the paint jobs in that time?
Q3. And of these, what are the vehicles – patrol cars, motorcycles etc?
Q4. Also, can you please tell me the total amount of money spent on any other kind of Pride livery from January 1 2017 to present day?
Q5. And what were the items, epaulettes, polo shirts, etc?
Q6. And how were these funded – did they come out of the force’s budget?

Response

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Q1. North Yorkshire Police have spent £317.99 on LGBTQ+ livery since 1 January 2017. This spend was in 2018.

Q2. One North Yorkshire Police vehicle received the LGBTQ+ livery at that time.

Q3. The vehicle in question is a Ford Transit van.

Q4 & Q5. Please see the below table which shows all other LGBTQ+ spending from 1 January 2017 to 21 October 2022.

Item	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022
Lanyards LGBT Flag	£96.00	£204.00
Water Coolers LGBT Flag		£76.00
LGBT Flag	£60.00	£80.00
LGBT Conference			£60.00

Q6. The above spending was funded with North Yorkshire Police’s budget.

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