UK Police helicopter budget cuts
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Still waiting for information as to who the "guilty" party was
( whenever it was, if it happened at all ), the only clue is :
No indication as to whether the flight started from their base or elsewhere,
so lets brighten things up a bit with a picture to speculate over :
120 nm radius from Birmingham International Airport ( EGBB / BHX ).
( Looks like Devon & Cornwall are out of the running
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( whenever it was, if it happened at all ), the only clue is :
... a trip of 120 nm ...
so lets brighten things up a bit with a picture to speculate over :
120 nm radius from Birmingham International Airport ( EGBB / BHX ).
( Looks like Devon & Cornwall are out of the running
)
"Lincs are in the clear from the beancounter death ring"
Actually no - under the National Plan, all forces will be top sliced for Air Support and all forces will have it available to them - including Lincs, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. But then, Cumbria never have any jobs where on call air support would be useful - do they?
Actually no - under the National Plan, all forces will be top sliced for Air Support and all forces will have it available to them - including Lincs, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. But then, Cumbria never have any jobs where on call air support would be useful - do they?
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I thought Lincs already had Air Support "available to them" ?
Granted not their own Unit, - but AFAIK available either from Humberside,
or even East Midlands - if needed of course
Granted not their own Unit, - but AFAIK available either from Humberside,
or even East Midlands - if needed of course
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I was referring humorously to the issue H500 had thrown in the melting pot under the current setup. We still await his reply over the 120 nm trip and two hour stop over ring of bean counter to tell us who he is accusing
I was referring humorously to the issue H500 had thrown in the melting pot under the current setup. We still await his reply over the 120 nm trip and two hour stop over ring of bean counter to tell us who he is accusing
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But then, Cumbria never have any jobs where on call air support would be useful - do they?
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We still await his reply over the 120 nm trip and two hour stop over ring of bean counter to tell us who he is accusing
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There's going to be so much egg on Chodjocks face!
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So that rules out them then!
Heard on the radio a police call sign going to Birmingham International Airport, a trip of 120 nm, less than 2 hours later going back to base.
Well Middlemoor is 122.5nm from EGBB. that could be a clue.
So that rules out them then!
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Keep digging
good thing is, thanks to the pm system, everyone knows apart from chodjock!
good thing is, thanks to the pm system, everyone knows apart from chodjock!
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police expenditure
For no other reason than devils advocate..
To illustrate the numbers involved with police budgets..
and picking notts police for no other reason than it was the first i found the stats for
Notts police
Total budget for 2009-2010 207million pounds
wages 175 million pounds
premises 7 million pounds
equipment and furniture 1.3 million pounds
stationary 8 hundred thousand pounds
"miscellanious expenses" 5 million pounds..
anyone hazard a guess what their share of the north mids ASU is..??
I genuinely dont know,, wonder how it compares with above..!
source of the above
Nottinghamshire Police Authority
To illustrate the numbers involved with police budgets..
and picking notts police for no other reason than it was the first i found the stats for
Notts police
Total budget for 2009-2010 207million pounds
wages 175 million pounds
premises 7 million pounds
equipment and furniture 1.3 million pounds
stationary 8 hundred thousand pounds
"miscellanious expenses" 5 million pounds..
anyone hazard a guess what their share of the north mids ASU is..??
I genuinely dont know,, wonder how it compares with above..!
source of the above
Nottinghamshire Police Authority
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stationary 8 hundred thousand pounds
"miscellanious expenses" 5 million pounds..
"miscellanious expenses" 5 million pounds..
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Never mind the Stationary Budget - How much does it cost to move around ??
( Oh come on - Someone had to - It's too hot to get me coat though
)
Nottinghamshire Police are joint owners of G-NMID,
an EC135 operating out of Derbyshire's HQ at Ripley.
Notts will probably contribute a percentage of the annual operating costs,
proportionate to the amount of hours flown on their force area.
( ... and their UEO bears a passing resemblence to Fabio Capello
)
( Oh come on - Someone had to - It's too hot to get me coat though
)Nottinghamshire Police are joint owners of G-NMID,
an EC135 operating out of Derbyshire's HQ at Ripley.
Notts will probably contribute a percentage of the annual operating costs,
proportionate to the amount of hours flown on their force area.
( ... and their UEO bears a passing resemblence to Fabio Capello
)
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The stationery budget is more. I can assure you. As stated above, the costs are shared. Fabio Capello - never crossed my mind before now. Thats made me smile.
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( ... and their UEO bears a passing resemblence to Fabio Capello )
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Yes. Forgive the spelling. I was in a rush. !!
Anyway.
I really did pick Notts at random, and the point was simply to illustrate to those out there who believe that the police are spending extravagantly on their a/c, that in reality, the budget for paper clips and pens is probably as big, if not bigger.!
Be interesting to see some actual ASU budgets versus other costs from other forces. !
Anyway.
I really did pick Notts at random, and the point was simply to illustrate to those out there who believe that the police are spending extravagantly on their a/c, that in reality, the budget for paper clips and pens is probably as big, if not bigger.!
Be interesting to see some actual ASU budgets versus other costs from other forces. !