Cost of grey jumpers, bottoms and shoes given to detainees
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.034932
I note you seek access to the following information:
Can you please provide the cost to police of the famous grey coloured jumpers and track bottoms given to detained people as well as the shoes given to them?
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 43(2) – Commercial Interests
Reason for decision
The MPS refuses access to the specific cost to police of the famous grey coloured jumpers and track bottoms given to detained people as well as the shoes given to them under the following exemption, as costs are commercially sensitive and would be used by competitors to price future procurements.
Section 43 (2) - Commercial Interests - Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it).
By disclosing the information requested would damage ongoing tenure processes and undermine business relationships. To disclose the requested information namely the cost to police of the famous grey coloured jumpers and track bottoms given to detained people as well as the shoes given to them would be contractually sensitive. By placing this information in the public domain would give an unfair advantage to other service providers and may lead to the MPS not gaining best value from service providers. The supplier of the service contract would not be under the expectation that this information would be placed into the public domain.
I can see no public interest in disclosing the requested information. On balance and having reviewed the requested information, I have found that the public interest lies in favour of protecting the commercial interests of those who provide products and services to the MPS.
Disclosure
The MPS can disclose the overall yearly costs for items of clothing in your specified in your request.
| Overall yearly costs for items of clothing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Item of Clothing | Cost |
| 2021 | DETAINEE JOGGING BOTTOMS | £90,174.63 |
| DETAINEE JOGGING TOPS | 103,659.22 | |
| DETAINEE PLIMSOLLS | £65,575.40 | |
| 2021 Total | £259,409.25 | |
| 2022 | DETAINEE JOGGING BOTTOMS | £1,542.36 |
| DETAINEE JOGGING TOPS | £11,059.13 | |
| DETAINEE PLIMSOLLS | £62,055.55 | |
| 2022 Total | £264,657.04 | |
| 2023 | DETAINEE JOGGING BOTTOMS | £108,367.75 |
| DETAINEE JOGGING TOPS | £124,137.69 | |
| DETAINEE PLIMSOLLS | £73,538.75 | |
| 2023 Total | £306,044.19 | |
| Grand Total | £830,110.48 | |