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<p>Operation Safeguard is a contingency measure that provides additional headroom
for use if prisoners cannot be accepted from the courts or police custody. It is a
temporary measure to provide a short-term solution. When Operation Safeguard is active,
tactical and operational governance reviews take place at regular intervals, as agreed
with police partners.</p><p>There are no additional costs to the taxpayer and any
spend under Operation Safeguard comes from within existing departmental budgets. Every
aspect of Operation Safeguard – including compensation for cells – is based on agreements
between HMPPS, the police and the Home Office. Spend is recorded on a cost-recovery
basis.</p><p>Operation Safeguard costs during October 2023, the breakdown by police
force is shown below (a):</p><p>Operation Safeguard costs to 14 November 2023 are
estimated by police force shown below (b). Cells were de-activated on this date.</p><p>a)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Force</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon
and Somerset Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 107,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 108,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
152,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 267,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City
Of London Police</p></td><td><p>£ 55,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland Police</p></td><td><p>£
93,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 61,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 190,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon & Cornwall
Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys Police</p></td><td><p>£
142,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Police</p></td><td><p>£ 173,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 122,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Police</p></td><td><p>£
257,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
90,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside Police</p></td><td><p>£ 122,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 630,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
137,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside Police</p></td><td><p>£
-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police Service</p></td><td><p>£ 712,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 204,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales Police</p></td><td><p>£
113,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 122,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 204,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria Police</p></td><td><p>£
387,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 286,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Wales Police</p></td><td><p>£ 153,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
150,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 204,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey Police</p></td><td><p>£
251,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex Police</p></td><td><p>£ 207,578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames
Valley Police</p></td><td><p>£ 214,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
142,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia Police</p></td><td><p>£ 245,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands Police</p></td><td><p>£ 1,378,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 215,589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Silver Team</p></td><td><p>£ 35,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>£
7,945,556</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>b)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Force</p></td><td><p>November</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon
and Somerset Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 3,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 43,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
69,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 129,384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City
Of London Police</p></td><td><p>£ 27,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland Police</p></td><td><p>£
43,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 25,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 52,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon & Cornwall
Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys Police</p></td><td><p>£
46,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Police</p></td><td><p>£ 59,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 51,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Police</p></td><td><p>£
129,384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
44,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside Police</p></td><td><p>£ 51,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 251,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£
60,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside Police</p></td><td><p>£
-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police Service</p></td><td><p>£ 275,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ 72,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales Police</p></td><td><p>£
43,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 51,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire
Police</p></td><td><p>£ 58,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria Police</p></td><td><p>£
158,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 120,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Wales Police</p></td><td><p>£ 69,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
69,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ 72,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk
Constabulary</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey Police</p></td><td><p>£
94,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex Police</p></td><td><p>£ 70,429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames
Valley Police</p></td><td><p>£ 94,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
46,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia Police</p></td><td><p>£ 81,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands Police</p></td><td><p>£ 480,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>£
58,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire Police</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
Silver Team</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>£ 3,006,776</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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