Key information
Request reference number: MGLA070823-3738
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
I would like to know what is the cost to the taxpayer in policing the Notting Hill Carnival?
Our response
The GLA located the following information in scope, which relates to the 2022 event:
'The number of officers deployed to Notting Hill Carnival is typically 14,800 across the whole event at a cost of £12,329,442.'
This information was provided to the GLA by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Please note that the figure above is based on MPS costs for the 2022 Notting Hill Carnival.
If you have any questions about the 2022 costs or if you would like to make a request about other years, the MPS may be able to assist you. You can send your FOI request directly to them, using this address: [email protected]
If you have any further questions for the GLA relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA070823-3738.