Alex Thomas
C/O [FOI #6337 email]
Our Reference: 46062
19th February 2009
Dear Mr Thomas,
You asked for the following information:
‘…Please could you tell me how much public money is being spent on
consultants employed on the Sirene UK programme for 2007-8, 2008-9
(year to date)…’
The NPIA has spent the following on external consultants for SIRENE:
FY 2007/8 - £446k (from August 2007, i.e. date of transfer from Home Office to
NPIA)
FY 2008/9 to date - £708k (to end of December 2008)
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Yours sincerely,
Selvin Baker
Deputy Programme Director
SIS Programme
Policing Policy & Practice Directorate
National Police Improvement Agency
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