Operation Avocet Publication Strategy
Resourcing
Dorset Police do not hold information specifically for the number of Staff and Officers engaged in the operation, the hours, roles and responsibilities. Operation Avocet policing was incorporated into business as usual during shifts and day-to-day work. For regular Officers, Operation Avocet work was integrated into their duties of everyday policing.
Although this information is not recorded centrally, there were no Officers or Staff that were dedicated to Operation Avocet. This was balanced with their other work to a greater or lesser extent. Therefore, there is no way to identify this information to provide an accurate picture of resourcing.
Mutual aid was provided on the following dates:
- 08/07/2023
- 16/09/2023
- 20/10/2023
- 04/08/2024
Crime & Criminal Justice
41 arrests (please note that this data includes individuals who have been arrested for more than one offence).
|
Outcomes |
Count |
|
1: Charged |
7 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
1 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
1 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
1 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
16 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
8 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
1 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
12 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
3 |
|
2A: Alternate offence youth conditional caution |
1 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
1 |
|
8: Community resolution |
4 |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
3 |
|
New |
4 |
|
Total |
66 |
Please note that the Force does not hold data regarding convictions. This information will be held by His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service.
The following table shows the number of crimes recorded where the resident of the Barge is the suspect:
|
Crime |
Count |
|
Anti-Social Behaviour |
1 |
|
Criminal Damage |
1 |
|
Drug Offences |
4 |
|
Other Offences |
1 |
|
Public Order |
2 |
|
Sexual Offences |
4 |
|
Theft |
4 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
22 |
|
Total |
39 |
The following table shows the number of crimes recorded where the suspect was not a resident of the Barge:
|
Crime |
Count |
|
Criminal Damage |
1 |
|
Public Order |
3 |
|
Robbery |
1 |
|
Theft |
2 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
11 |
|
Total |
18 |
The following table shows the number of crimes where the suspect was not a resident of the Barge but occurred within a protest:
|
Crime |
Count |
|
Criminal Damage |
1 |
|
Public Order |
1 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
1 |
|
Total |
3 |
49 incidents linked to the Barge
The number of protests that occurred or information received on planned protests, relating to the Bibby Stockholm is 16.
The Professional Standards Department has provided the following information:
Searches were completed for all complaints recorded since 18/07/2023 that include the following keywords: ‘Bibby’, ‘Stockholm’, ‘barge’, ‘asylum’, ‘Avocet’, ‘protest’ and ‘Portland’.
This resulted a nil return.
Finance
The Alliance Finance Department and the Southwest Regional Procurement Department have provided the following information:
No information is held by the Force regarding purchases or procurement. This will be held by the Home Office.
|
Description |
2023/24 (£) |
2024/25 (£) |
Total |
|
Direct Staffing Costs: |
|
|
|
|
2 PCSO's |
101,546.00 |
52,870.00 |
154,416.00 |
|
Police Constable |
- |
42,988.00 |
42,988.00 |
|
Command Structure - Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector, Superintendent & Chief Superintendent |
143,400.00 |
99,241.00 |
242,641.00 |
|
Administrative Support |
69,469.00 |
16,160.00 |
85,629.00 |
|
Police Staff Investigator |
138,121.00 |
50,758.00 |
188,879.00 |
|
Front Counter Officer / Call Handler |
100,622.00 |
- |
100,622.00 |
|
FIB Researcher |
- |
47,564.00 |
47,564.00 |
|
Media Support |
9,300.00 |
19,476.00 |
28,776.00 |
|
Overtime Costs |
133,607.41 |
- |
133,607.41 |
|
Mutual Aid |
12,418.25 |
63,644.00 |
76,062.25 |
|
Analytics, Planning & Support Costs |
36,138.50 |
- |
36,138.50 |
|
Total Expenditure |
744,622.16 |
392,701.00 |
1,137,322.53 |
|
Home Office Grant |
566,014.03 |
392,701.00 |
958,715.03 |
|
Total Net Expenditure |
178,608.13 |
- |
178,607.50 |
Please note that overtime costs relate to backfill overtime costs from July - December 2024.