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24/05/2013
PSNI 'May Have To Pay G8 Bill'
It has been claimed that the PSNI may have to pay at least £50m to cover the costs of policing and security at this year's G8 summit in Fermanagh.
Leaders from around the world are expected to gather at the Lough Erne resort on 17 and 18 June for the summit.
However, Gerry Kelly, who is a Sinn Fein member of the Policing Board, said there was no "written" guarantee of who would pay, but that the cost would have a substantial effect on the PSNI budget.
He added that members of the Policing Board's resource committee were told on Thursday that the bill was currently £50m and could continue to increase.
He said: "We were told there is no comfort note, there is no letter of offer, there is nothing in writing.
"In fact, there is no guarantee at all that the British government will be paying for it and, in fact, the PSNI will have to, at very substantial risk, pay for it in the meantime."
He continued and said talks were ongoing between the Northern Ireland Office, British Treasury and the Home Office.
Earlier this month, PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott said an extra 3,600 police officers were being flown into NI from Britain for the summit.
It is the first time the summit has been held in the United Kingdom since it was at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2005.
(JP/CD)
Leaders from around the world are expected to gather at the Lough Erne resort on 17 and 18 June for the summit.
However, Gerry Kelly, who is a Sinn Fein member of the Policing Board, said there was no "written" guarantee of who would pay, but that the cost would have a substantial effect on the PSNI budget.
He added that members of the Policing Board's resource committee were told on Thursday that the bill was currently £50m and could continue to increase.
He said: "We were told there is no comfort note, there is no letter of offer, there is nothing in writing.
"In fact, there is no guarantee at all that the British government will be paying for it and, in fact, the PSNI will have to, at very substantial risk, pay for it in the meantime."
He continued and said talks were ongoing between the Northern Ireland Office, British Treasury and the Home Office.
Earlier this month, PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott said an extra 3,600 police officers were being flown into NI from Britain for the summit.
It is the first time the summit has been held in the United Kingdom since it was at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2005.
(JP/CD)
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