WEST MERCIA PCC: DISCLOSURE LOG
RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: 2023 – 344 / WE7942
Date of response: 17th July 2023
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Request
Could you tell me how much money is being spent on the bespoke Pershore Public Consultation on local Policing in Pershore funded by the PCC?
This is the link to it. Consultation launched to understand local policing concerns in Pershore – West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner (westmercia-pcc.gov.uk)
The consultation is being carried out by SMSR and I would like to know how much this consultation engagement is costing.
You can use this email address to respond to my request.
Response
Please see the below response to your request.
The bespoke consultation being run by SMSR, a research and analyst company, in Pershore is costing £6,150.00.
Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion, the consultation is part of his commitment to galvanise change after concerns on local policing were raised by more than 60 residents at the Community Conversation event held in May.
Gathering an accurate picture of the views of residents across Pershore on local policing, the cost covers the management of the consultation, setting up and testing the consultation, fieldwork in and around the town, as well as data cleaning, analysis and reporting.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write to the Information Compliance Unit; Information Compliance Unit, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3 8SP. Email: [email protected]
Yours sincerely,
FOI Officer
West Mercia PCC
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If you think that the Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to supply information in accordance with the publication scheme, then you should write in the first instance, to the:
Chief Executive, OPCC – West Mercia, Hindlip Hall, Worcester. WR3 8SP
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