Civil expenses -Police

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Dear Office of Communications,

Please can you provide information about how much is the total cost of all calls made to 101 and direct Police /Constabulary Numbers. In 2014, 15 and 16.

I would like this information for the whole of the UK but by region will suffice.

I would also like to know if mobile operators charge different rates for these calls - what are they?

If you have any information about departments or people looking at expenses incurred by civilians, please can you make this available too.

Yours faithfully,

Ian Smith

Julia Snape, Office of Communications

Reference: 00362057
18/11/2016 15:51
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Julia Snape
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Julia Snape, Office of Communications

Dear Mr Smith

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 17 November about calls
to 101 which we have considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

You asked:

 

Please can you provide information about how much is the total cost of all
calls made to 101 and direct Police /Constabulary Numbers. In 2014, 15 and
16.

 

1.    I would like this information for the whole of the UK but by region
will suffice.

 

2.    I would also like to know if mobile operators charge different rates
for these calls - what are they?

 

3.    If you have any information about departments or people looking at
expenses incurred by civilians, please can you make this available too”.

 

 

Ofcom does not regulate the cost of calls to 101 numbers or hold
information on the volume of calls made to 101 numbers and the total cost
of calls made by the public.

 

You may wish to make further enquiries with the Home Office
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...  (who requested
the designation of 101) for further information on 101 calls and/or
Vodafone who is the provider of the service.

 

I hope this information is helpful.

 

Kind regards

Julia

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