Policing costs for Bristol City vs Bristol Rovers

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Dear Avon and Somerset Constabulary,

With respect to the friendly game of football between Bristol City FC and Bristol Rovers FC at Ashton Gate on August 4th 2012, could you please provide:

1) Documents showing the number of staff deployed to police the game, and a summary (estimated is fine) of the total hours of duty.

2) Documented correspondence between Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Bristol City Football Club or Louis Carey's testimonial committee headed by Dave Fear relating to policing costs.

3) Documents showing costs or estimates of resources other than manpower used to police the game.

In the interests of keeping this below the maximum limit of time allowed for processing an FoI request, please treat this list as prioritised and answer as much as fits within the time limit.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Smith

#Freedom of Information Requests, Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Corporate Information Management Department

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Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

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Mr Smith
[FOI #124533 email]
        Our Reference   606/12 
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        Date    7th August 2012
Dear Mr Smith

Thank you for your request for information dated 6th August 2012, relating
to the football match which took place at Ashton Gate on 4th August. This
request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, In some
circumstances Avon and Somerset Constabulary may be unable to achieve this
deadline if consideration needs to be given to the public interest test.
If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised time-scale at
the earliest opportunity.

Thank you for your request.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

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Mr Smith [FOI #124533 email]]    Our Reference  
606/12 
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        Date    26 June 2012   
  

Dear Mr Smith

I write in connection with your request for information dated 6^th August
concerning a football game between Bristol City FC and Bristol Rovers FC.

I regret to inform you that Avon and Somerset Constabulary have not been
able to complete its response to your request by the date originally
stated. 

I now advise you that the amended date for a response is no later than 3rd
October. This is due to consideration being given to the application of a
qualified exemption, namely section 31 relating to law enforcement, and as
such will require further consideration regarding the public interest
test.  I can assure you that every effort will be made to ensure an
appropriate response will be made within this new timescale.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your
request.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note;

 1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
 2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
 3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure.

<<A&S Appeals Procedure.doc>>

 

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Dear #Freedom of Information Requests,

In the interests of saving time and expediting FOI #124533 I would like to clarify that I am solely interested in the cost of policing the football match, how that cost was composed, and how it was communicated to the testimonial committee.

I am happy for any part of the requested information that might prejudice police operations and is not related to costs to be redacted or omitted.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Smith

#Freedom of Information Requests, Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Mr Smith
Thank you for your email. There is one part of your request that has identified the need to consider an exemption, however in light of your email this part does not contain cost information, therefore I will reconsider if the remainder of the information can be sent to you sooner.

I will contact you with an update.

Regards
FOI Officer

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Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

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Mr Smith
[FOI #124533 email]
        Our Reference   606/12 
        Your reference         
        Date    05 September 2012      

Dear Mr Smith

I write in connection with your request for information dated 6^th August
concerning a football game between Bristol City FC and Bristol Rovers FC.

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
asked for is contained below.

Specifically you asked “With respect to the friendly game of football
between Bristol City FC and Bristol Rovers FC at Ashton Gate on August 4th
2012, could you please provide:

    
1) Documents showing the number of staff deployed to police the
game, and a summary (estimated is fine) of the total hours of duty.
Under the freedom of information Act information is subject of disclosure
not documents, as such the information you sought is that a total of 274
officers were involved in the operation of which about 265 were
'deployed'. The approximate average tour of duty will have been about 9-10
hours meaning about 2500 hours in total.

    
2) Documented correspondence between Avon and Somerset Constabulary
and Bristol City Football Club or Louis Carey's testimonial committee
headed by Dave Fear relating to policing costs.
Please see attached.
    
<<FOI 606 Letter 1.pdf>> <<FOI 606 Letter 2.pdf>> <<FOI 606 Email.pdf>>
3) Documents showing costs or estimates of resources other than
manpower used to police the game.”
No estimates have been generated.

Yours sincerely

R Pritchard

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note:

 1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
 2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
 3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy attached).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure.doc>>

 

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