TV Programs

  • Reference Number: 2282
  • Date released: 05 January 2010

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with the following information about the use of police resources in the making of any television programs, including Top Gear:

  1. Please could you provide details of all occasions in which police resources have been used in the production of television shows over the last five financial years, including the name of the show, the resources used (cars, numbers of officers, helicopter etc), how much time was taken up by the operation (including officer hours / days etc).
  2. Please also supply the costs of the operation and indicate whether this was met, in part or fully, by the television production company.

Response

In accordance the Act our response is provided below;

Question 1:

Please see the table below

Date of Service Name of Company Name of Show Service used Number of Officers Number of Vehicles Amount charged to company
24/04/2006 and 27/04/2006 Mersey TV Hollyoaks Police Presence 1 x PC (20 hours total) N/A £944.94 inc VAT
06/03/2007 Hat Trick N/West Drop Dead Gorgeous Police Presence 2 (8 hours) 0 £329 inc VAT
07/03/2007 Chief TV Reason unknown Police Presence 2 (8 hours)  0 £329 inc VAT 
22/04/2007 Hat Trick N/West Drop Dead Gorgeous Police Presence 4 (24 hours)  0 £989 inc VAT
27/04/2007 Hat Trick N/West Drop Dead Gorgeous Police Presence 2 (17 hours) 0 £577 inc VAT
27/05/2007 Hat Trick N/West Drop Dead Gorgeous Police Presence 2 (20.5 hours) 0 £824 inc VAT
18/10/2007 BBC Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Police Presence 2 (12 hours)  0 £770 inc VAT
17/03/2008 Ambit Media Anti Crime DVD Police Presence 1 x PC (5.5 hours total) N/A £277.04 inc VAT
03/04/2008 BBC Antique Roadshow Police Presence 1 x PC (8 hours total) N/A £403.01 inc VAT
20/04/2008 ITV Plc Clash of the Santas Police Presence 2 x PC (6 hours total) 2 £402.98 inc VAT
01/09/2008 Ambit Media Unknown Police Presence 1 x PC (7.5 hours total) 1 £377.79 inc VAT
17/10/2008 Lime Pictures Hollyoaks Police Presence 2 (12 hours)  0 £529 inc VAT
17/02/2009 BBC Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Police Presence 3 (23 hours) 0 £1313 inc VAT
10/08/2009 ITV Plc Coronation Street No Waiting Cone Hire N/A N/A £28.75 inc VAT
22/10/2009 Academy Flims Jamie Olliver Sainsbury's Advert Cone Hire & Police Presence 2 x PC (20 hours total) N/A £1177.10 inc VAT
11/11/2009 Sixteen Route Irish Flim - Route Irish Police Presence 1 x PC (3 hours total) N/A £167.84 inc VAT
18/06/2008 and 20/06/2008 ITV Plc Coronation Street Police Presence 3 x PC (15.5 hours total) 2 £1309.69 inc VAT

Please note: We do not have information prior to 2006

Question 2:

All costs were met in full by the production companies.

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