§ Lord Nortonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 8 June (H.L. Deb., col. 686), where in the Association of Chief Police Officers accounts for 1996–97 there is a reference to the Government's contribution to the organisation of £458,000; and [HL2243]
In relation to their contribution to the Association of Chief Police Officers of £458,000, what is the split between salaries and administration expenses. [HL2244]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe 1996–97 accounts of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) related to a period before the association became a private company limited by guarantee and before it was in receipt of funding from police authorities. The contribution by the Government to ACPO of £458,000 is managed by the Home Office, which pays invoices for approved expenditure incurred by ACPO, and consequently has not been included in the accounts. From 1998–99 the accounts will be presented in the Companies House format and the Home Office contribution will be included in the accounts.
The Government contribute £458,000 towards the salaries and administrative costs of ACPO. The apportionment of this sum between the two types of costs is a matter for the internal management of the association.