Facts & Figures don't always tell the full story, but Pre NPAS ( I have no experience of working for NPAS ),
my Force had a Budget of £1.7 million - which paid for 1400 Hours - that's more or less 4 hours per day, every day.
On many flights, the Crew would often alttend to 3, 4, or even more Tasks PER HOUR flown,
such was the nature then of Self Tasking, and the ability of Ground Resources to call the Air Crew directly
without needing "permission" or a lengthy process of someone else making the request on their behalf.
Those latest posted figures - over £1350 per call, for the number of calls actioned,
works out at only 3 to 4 calls ( Tasks ) per DAY, which is roughly a quarter of the Pre NPAS figures,
while paying the equivalent of a reasonably experience Police Constable's annual salary more than the Pre NPAS budget.
Coconutty.