Cost of Olympic Torch Procession
Dear Barking and Dagenham Borough Council,
Please can you tell me the cost to the council for allowing the Olympic Torch to pass through the borough?
Please could you provide a breakdown of the costs such as extra pay for staff, extra cost of policing, road closures, branded bunting and other associated costs.
In addition, could you tell me what income, if any, was earned from the procession from parking, selling advertising space etc
And finally, if you did have any grant funding or sponsorship, can you tell me how much was provided by LOCOG?
I would like this information in electronic form. If you require further clarification, please let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Juliet Ferguson
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Dear Ms Ferguson
Request for information Ref: LBBD/68816
Your request for information has now been considered and the information
is enclosed.
Please could you provide a breakdown of the costs such as extra pay for
staff, extra cost of policing, road closures, branded bunting
and other associated costs.
In addition, could you tell me what income, if any, was earned from the
procession from parking, selling advertising space etc
And finally, if you did have any grant funding or sponsorship, can you
tell me how much was provided by LOCOG?
Breakdown of expenditure attached.
With regard to the other queries:
No income was generated from the torch relay
£50,000 was received from LOCOG for ‘Look and Feel’ expenditure to dress
the streets of the Borough in advance of the torch relay and to promote
the Olympics.
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