Running costs of RADIO COMMUNICATION equipment

The request was partially successful.

Dear Northamptonshire Police,

Would you please provide information concerning the following;

1. The total running cost of 1 TETRA HANDHELD TERMINAL for a period
of 1 year.

2. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes
HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC for a period of 1 year.

3. The total running cost of the old style ANALOGUE RADIO
HANDHELD TERMINAL for a period of one year prior to the
introduction of the digital network.

4. The total running cost of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this
includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period
of 1 year, this is prior to the introduction of the digital
network.

5. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes
HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC since your force changed to the
AIRWAVE/TETRA network. This is not to include the initial purchase
of terminals but is to include any other costs incurred in gaining
access to network.

6. The total running cost of of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this
includes HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period
matching the timescale of Q5. i.e. if your force has only been on
the AIRWAVE/TETRA network for 2 years and 4mths please only give
the running costs for 2 years and 4 mths of the analogue system.

7. The total amount of TETRA TERMINALS that have been reported as
being lost QTY & £.

8. The total amount of ANALOGUE RADIOS that were reported as being
lost QTY & £ for a period matching the timescale of Q7.

Yours faithfully,

paul

Brown Colin, Northamptonshire Police

Dear Paul

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Our Ref: 004891/10

I write in reply to your e-mail received 20/11/2010 requesting information as reproduced below:

I would be grateful if you would kindly supply us with your name.

In order to satisfy the criteria for a request under the Freedom of Information Act you must supply your real name. I refer you to the guidance on the Information Commissioner web site re produced below for your convenience:

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I will progress your request as soon as we receive your response.

Yours sincerely

Colin Brown C1199 | Data Protection/FOI Officer
Information Unit, Professional Standards Department
03000 111 222 | Ext 2355
[email address]
Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ
In my absence please contact Ext 8003
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Dear Brown Colin,

For your records i can confirm that my surname is STEPHENS

Yours sincerely,

paul stephens

Brown Colin, Northamptonshire Police

I am away from the office until Monday 29 November 2010. I will reply to
your email when I return. If you need assistance in the meantime please
contact Tess Keen on 8003 or Sheena Rose on 3551.

If you are reporting a crime call 03000 111 222 or in an emergency call
999

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Brown Colin, Northamptonshire Police

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Dear Mr Stephens

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Our Ref: 004891/10

With reference to your e-mail received 22/11/2010 requesting information
as reproduced below:

1. The total running cost of 1 TETRA HANDHELD TERMINAL for a period of 1
year.

2. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS,
MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC for a period of 1 year.

3. The total running cost of the old style ANALOGUE RADIO HANDHELD
TERMINAL for a period of one year prior to the introduction of the digital
network.

4. The total running cost of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this includes
HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period of 1 year, this
is prior to the introduction of the digitalnetwork.

5. The total running cost of ALL TETRA TERMINALS this includes HANDHELDS,
MOBILE, BASE UNITS ETC since your force changed to the AIRWAVE/TETRA
network. This is not to include the initial purchase of terminals but is
to include any other costs incurred in gainingaccess to network.

6. The total running cost of of ALL ANALOGUE RADIO TERMINALS this includes
HANDHELDS, MOBILE, BASE UNITS, REPEATERS ETC for a period matching the
timescale of Q5. i.e. if your force has only been on the AIRWAVE/TETRA
network for 2 years and 4mths please only give the running costs for 2
years and 4 mths of the analogue system.

7. The total amount of TETRA TERMINALS that have been reported as being
lost QTY & £.

8. The total amount of ANALOGUE RADIOS that were reported as being lost
QTY & £ for a period matching the timescale of Q7.

I can confirm that Northamptonshire Police holds the information requested
as follows:

1. Approx £45

2. Approx £900k

3. Information not held.

4. Believed to be approx £250k

5. Approx £6m

6. Approx £1.75m

7. 20 devices reported as lost at a total cost of £7k

8. Information not held.

I trust you find this information to be satisfactory but if you have any
further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Northamptonshire Police provides a review and appeals procedure within the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you decide to make an
appeal and, having followed the full process you are still dissatisfied,
you will then have the right to direct your comments to the Information
Commissioner who will give due consideration to the matter. See Appendix
'a' attached.

Yours sincerely

Colin Brown C1199 | Data Protection/FOI Officer
Information Unit, Professional Standards Department
03000 111 222 | Ext 2355
[email address]
Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ
In my absence please contact Ext 8003

The contents of this e-mail should be treated as RESTRICTED unless
otherwise indicated.
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