Association of Chief Police Officers

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department has paid to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in each year since 2000; for what purpose; what restrictions apply to the use of the money; what discussions she has had since January 2008 with the President of ACPO; and if she will make a statement. [259061 [Official Report, 20 April 2009, Vol. 491, c. 146-48W.] Letter of correction from David Hanson: An error has been identified in the table that was presented by my predecessor in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Southend, West (Mr. Amess) on 20 April 2009. In my predecessor's response to your question he referred to a list of projects as an annex to the answer. In the annex Operation Sycamore was listed as being an investigation into prostitution project, this was in fact incorrect. Operation Sycamore is a project to fund clearance of the backlog of 27,000 European Conviction notifications. £700,000 was given for this in 2006-07, with a further £31,339 given in 2008-09. The correct answer should have been: Mr. Coaker: The Home Office has provided funding for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) since 1997. In addition to an annual grant in aid payment, the Home Office has made regular payments to ACPO to fund a number of specific projects or in support of initiatives that are best delivered by those with professional police experience. All the grants are prescribed only for the project or use specified. From the information currently held by the Department, the payments made to ACPO since 2006/07 have been listed as an annex to this response. The Home Secretary and I meet with the President of ACPO, regularly to discuss a range of issues, including the projects in which ACPO are involved. This is in addition to frequent telephone conversations and joint attendance at conferences and events. Formal notes of these meetings are not available to place in the House Library. [Corrected table printed - click on Web Location to view]