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:
- How many road vehicles (of all types, such as vans and patrol cars) did Northumbria Police operate, as of 31 December 2019?
- How many road accidents (crashes, scrapes and other damage) did all these vehicles incur during 2019?
- What was the value of the damage from all these accidents (in repairs, insurance claims and value of written-off vehicles)?
Please provide your response as simple figures to answer each question, if possible.
In Response:
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with both the Fleet and Finance Department of 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.
- 788
- 392
- The cost and write-offs directly identified with these 2019 road accidents was £352,000.