Firearms, mental health and G7
Freedom of Information Act request number: 2022-045
Version date: 21/02/2022
1. The number of officers/staff within the firearms/response unit during the last 2 financial years for comparison along with the costs, again for the last 2 financial years for comparison.
Details of Police Firearms Officers are published annually by the Home Office – see link below
From table 3 of the “Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021: data tables” the figures for Dorset are:
|
Year |
Armed Officers |
|
19/20 |
73 |
|
20/21 |
66 |
2. The number of calls/attendances during the last 2 financial years for those with mental health conditions including ADHD and autism, not crime related but welfare related.
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
We have pulled all incidents with a disposal code of ‘concern for safety’ AND a qualifier code of ‘Mental Health Issue’.
|
Year |
Count of incidents |
|
19/20 |
4603 |
|
20/21 |
5415 |
3. The number of officers/staff deployed and associated costs in support of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall between 11/06/2021 - 13/06/2021.
The following has been obtained from Mercury, the National Mutual Aid system
|
Police Force |
Planning Phase |
Event Phase |
|
Dorset Police |
6 |
132 |