Total cost and locations of Just Stop Oil protests from September to November
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.027422
I note you seek access to the following information:
1. The total cost to your police force of policing Just Stop Oil protests from 1 September 2022 to 22 November 2022.
2. The dates and locations when this policing took place.
If it would not exceed the financial limit of FOI request work, please also provide:
3. The total number of officers and staff involved in policing the protests.
4. A breakdown of the total cost by:
a. The cost of police staff and officers.
b. The cost of deploying vehicles.
c. The cost of overtime.
d. Other costs.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:
Section 21(1) Information accessible to applicant by other means
Reason for decision
Section 21(1) Information accessible to applicant by other means - The information requested has been identified as being accessible via other means as it is already published. Where information is already in the public domain we are not required to re-publish the data, instead public authorities are required to direct you to the information, which we have done in this instance.
Disclosure
I have today decided to disclose information held for Question Two.
I am pleased to inform you that the remaining information held by the MPS and requested under this FOIA is now in the public domain.
Where information is already in the public domain we are not required to re-publish the data. Instead I am able to direct you to the information. The spreadsheet has been published and can be downloaded from the link below: