FOI 1153/26

REQUEST

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the total cost incurred by South Wales Police for policing pro-Palestine protests, demonstrations, public assemblies, and processions between 7 October 2023 and the date of this response.

Specifically, please provide:

1. The total financial expenditure recorded by your force for policing these events (including any dedicated operation codes set up for this purpose).

2. A breakdown of these costs into:
   a) Overtime costs
   b) Mutual aid costs (both aid provided to other forces and aid received from other forces, if applicable)
   c) Other direct / non-pay costs (e.g., equipment, transport, catering, logistics)
   d) Core / opportunity costs (standard officer duty time, if recorded separately)

3. A breakdown of these costs by financial year:
   - 2023/24 (from 7 Oct 2023)
   - 2024/25
   - 2025/26 to date

If the requested information is already held in a centralized financial report or briefing paper, disclosure of that document/table will fully satisfy this request. If any single part of this request is deemed to exceed the statutory cost limit (Section 12), please prioritize Question 1 and Question 2(a) (total expenditure and overtime).

RESPONSE

We have consulted with our Corporate Finance department who have provided the following information in relation to your request.

Question 1

South Wales Police does not capture all costs, including normal duty time at a level of detail that would be needed to accurately provide the overall cost of policing protests.

Question 2

* South Wales Police does not capture all costs, including normal duty time a level of detail that would be needed to accurately provide the overall cost of policing protests, however, the costs of overtime and other direct incidental expenditure identified has been included in the figures below.

Question 3

Please note that there are no costs in 26-27 to date.