Cost of policing Notting Hill Carnival 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032396

I note you seek access to the following information:

The total policing cost for Notting Hill Carnival this year.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Notting Hill Carnival costs 2023
Opportunity costs* *costed differently to previous years - Constable/Sergeant hours not included in opportunity costs for Bank holiday this year	£3,856,198.53
Overtime	£5,501,110.27
Internal Fleet	£28,299.00
External fleet hire	£474,288
Catering	£545,517.56
Hotels	£208,706.57
Infrastructure (includes areas such as barriers, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, Safer Spaces support, IT and other spends	£1,140,175.56
	£11,754,295.49