Last year’s NPAS stats for those that are still interested. The decline continues with the number of Actioned Calls attended and flying hours both down on 2021/22.The usual winners and losers on the amount paid to NPAS by Forces for Air Support, with the total up on 2021/22 by £1,133,797.
Although NPAS don’t charge Forces per Actioned Call, it’s a simple way of seeing what Forces are paying. As in previous years there is a vast difference in “Cost per Call”. GMP paid NPAS £1,917,399 and had 1154 RW/FW Actioned calls. That equates to £1,662 per call.
At the other end of the scale, Hampshire paid £1,034,070 and had 102 Calls, equating to £10,138 for each call.
I asked Hampshire for a breakdown of what they paid NPAS for but they said that they “do not hold a breakdown of costs.”. Astonishing. I passed the question onto the PCC and they are investigating.
