Gross profit in sale and auction of confiscated goods and items

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.022508

I note you seek access to the following information:

How much did this force make in gross profit from the sale and auction of confiscated goods and items in the timeframe 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021?

Please break this figure down by year.

If there is any further available breakdown available by item e.g Cars, electronics, jewellery etc that would be very helpful but if this is not available please disregard.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - How much did this force make in gross profit from the sale and auction of confiscated goods and items in the timeframe 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021? Please break this figure down by year.

Please find a breakdown of the requested information by year. The data includes confiscated items, retained/abandoned prisoners property, and property found and handed in to police, that has not been claimed

Financial Year	Crime Related Exhibits	Property Found
2019/20	£172,773.92	£14,187.00
2020/21	£33,439.46	£2,330.00

I note that you have also asked “...if there is any further available breakdown available by item e.g Cars, electronics, jewellery etc that would be very helpful but if this is not available please disregard.”

Please be advised that unfortunately no further breakdown is held. The MPS employs a third party to dispose of this property. We only provided a total breakdown by year for the sale and auction of these items, therefore no further informatioin is held by the MPS.