Information about officers who drive ambulances

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.029630

I note you seek access to the following information:

Q1 - Please provide the number of officers in each of the last three months who in their capacity as police officers drove ambulances.

Q2 - When officers drive ambulances, does the MPS receive payment?? If so, please provide details of how the payment is calculated and who makes it.

Q3 - If officers also drive fire engines and prison vans, please provide figures for the last three months.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Having considered this request, I have decided to provide a response to one of the questions in this request, however, there is no information held for two of the questions.

With reference to Q1 & 3, please note the following:
1 – No MPS police officers drove ambulances in the last three months.
3 – No MPS officers drove fire engines or prison vans in the last three months.

With reference to Q2 - When officers drive ambulances, does the MPS receive payment?? If so, please provide details of how the payment is calculated and who makes it.

During the Covid Lockdown period officers were seconded to the London Ambulance Service. The LAS was invoiced as per the following table and charges were based on daily rates for those officers seconded to the LAS and charges for those officers assisting on overtime.

Support to LAS incl Overtime	LAS	£412,418.98	14/01/2021	15/02/2021
Support to LAS Cohort 1 & Overtime	LAS	£447,249.23	01/06/2021	30/08/2021
Support to LAS Cohort 2 + workshop	LAS	£236,329.43	19/07/2101	15/10/2021
Support to LAS Cohort 3 & Overtime	LAS	£159,989.65	26/07/2021	31/10/2021