§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what income police authorities in England received from premier league football clubs in 1999–2000. [158273]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information is not available.
The decision whether to charge for costs of policing at local events is for the local police authority and the Chief Constable. Under Section 25 (1) of the Police Act 1996
the Chief Officer of Police may provide, at the request of any person, special police services at any premises or in any locality in the police area for which the force is maintained, subject to the payment to the police authority of charges on such scales as may be determined by that authority".Home Office guidance is that where police charge for special services arrangements should be made for full recovery of costs. This should include the total cost of a police officer including pay, overtime, national insurance, notional pension charges, rent allowance, compensatory grant, uniform, administration costs, and overheads such as costs of travel to and from the ground etc. This is reflected in the Audit Commission report "Taking care of the coppers" (November 1990) which sets out methodology for charging.