Staff and money spent on Cybercrime department

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033363

I note you seek access to the following information:

Q.1 How much money did the Metropolitan Police spend on their Cybercrime Department / Unit, in each of last three, complete financial years?
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023

Q.2 How many staff (Full and part-time) work in the Cybercrime department/unit?

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 money did the Metropolitan Police spend on their Cybercrime Department / Unit, in each of last three, complete financial years?
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023

MPS and NPCC Funded Cyber Payroll
CSC Team	(All)
Sum of RESULT_VALUE		Column Labels
Row Labels	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	Grand Total
MPS Officer Payroll	1,673,867.01	2,360,935.91	2,326,761.79	6,361,564.71
MPS Staff Payroll	513,189.81	619,625.93	458,620.43	1,591,436.17
Grand Total	2,187,056.82	2,980,561.84	2,785,382.22	7,953,000.88

 

NPCC Funded Supplies and Services:
2020-21	£76,354.36
2020-22	£5,390.86
2020-23	£12,187.20
Total	£93,932.42

 

Home Office Funding

HO Funded Spend 2020-21
NCSP Funding	£1,168,001.71
Pursue Capability	£949,982.01
Dark Web	£248,963.11
Total	£2,366,946.83

 

HO Funded Spend 2021-22
NCSP Funding	£1,229,490.73
Pursue Capability	£950,000.00
Dark Web	£250,000.00
Total	£2,429,490.73

 

HO Funded Spend 2022-23
NCSP Funding	£1,230,000.00
Pursue Capability	£1,538,000.00
Dark Web	£250,000.00
Total	£3,018,000.00

Q2 - How many staff (Full and part-time) work in the Cybercrime department/unit?

In relation to question two, I have been informed that the Cybercrime unit currently have eighty members of staff and six of these are part time.