Football costs - 681/19

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:

Could you please provide details of how much it cost your force to police football matches in the 2018/19 season (between August 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019). Could you please break down the information by match providing for each one:

1. The date
2. The teams involved
3. The amount the match cost the force to police
4. The amount charged to the club
5. The number of officers covering the match
6. The police's estimate of the attendance, if available

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

3. No information held.  This is not recorded or calculated.

1, 2 & 4. As attached

5.

Fixture	Officers
SAFC  v  Charlton Athletic	28
SAFC  v Sheffield Wednesday	14
SAFC  v Scunthorpe United	37
SAFC  v Oxford United	28
SAFC  v Fleetwood Town	28
SAFC  v Rochdale	16
SAFC  v Peterborough United	16
SAFC  v Southend United	19
SAFC  v Wycombe Wanderers	24
SAFC  v Barnsley	24
SAFC  v Bristol Rovers	14
SAFC  v Bradford City	45
SAFC  v Shrewsbury Town	42
SAFC  v Newcastle United under 23’s	155
SAFC  v Luton Town	54
SAFC  v Manchester City	12
SAFC  v AFC Wimbledon	24
SAFC  v Blackpool	16
SAFC  v Accrington Stanley	16
SAFC  v Gillingham	16
SAFC  v Plymouth	18
SAFC  v Walsall	18
SAFC  v Burton Albion	16
SAFC  v Coventry City	72
SAFC  v Doncaster Rovers	64
SAFC  v Portsmouth	90
SAFC  v Portsmouth	91

 

Fixture	Officers
NUFC v  Tottenham Hotspur	30
NUFC v Sunderland Under 23’s	14
NUFC v Chelsea	31
NUFC v Arsenal	31
NUFC v Leicester City	35
NUFC v Brighton and Hove Albion	22
NUFC v Watford	14
NUFC v AFC Bournemouth	14
NUFC v West Ham United	35
NUFC v Wolverhampton	31
NUFC v Fulham	14
NUFC v Manchester United	65
NUFC v Blackburn Rovers	35
NUFC v Cardiff City	31
NUFC v Watford	22
NUFC v Manchester City	43
NUFC v Huddersfield Town	26
NUFC v Burnley	22
NUFC v Everton	43
NUFC v Crystal Palace	14
NUFC v Southampton	22
NUFC v Liverpool	80

 

6. No information held.  We do not hold this. Attendance numbers can be found on the clubs websites.