Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
- The number of body worn cameras purchased by your force, from financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19 inclusive, broken down by financial year.
- The amount of money spent purchasing body worn cameras by your force, from financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19 inclusive, broken down by financial year.
- The name of the supplier(s) of body worn cameras purchased by your force, from financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19 inclusive, broken down by financial year.
In Response:
- The number of body worn cameras purchased from financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19 inclusive, broken down by financial year:
Financial Year |
Purchased |
2014/15 |
45 |
2015/16 |
75 |
2016/17 |
244 |
2017/18 |
48 |
2018/19 |
884 |
2. The amount of money spent purchasing body worn cameras from financial year 2014/15 to 2018/19 inclusive, broken down by financial year. Please note that the spend is purely on cameras and does not include accessories, docking stations or extended warranties:
Financial Year |
£ |
2014/15 |
11,137.50 |
2015/16 |
24,502.00 |
2016/17 |
78,840.00 |
2017/18 |
14,400.00 |
2018/19 |
170,170.00 |
3. The name of the supplier of body worn cameras purchased is Edesix for all years.