FOI 21897
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0021897/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 22nd July 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
I request the following information for the period 1 June 2025 to 1 June 2026:
*Deployment numbers
The total number of West Mercia Police officers deployed to places other than London under mutual aid arrangements during this period.
*Breakdown by operation/event
Date(s) of deployment
Reason for deployment and name of event - specifically I would like information around the Donald Trump state visit
Number of officers deployed
*Cost
Reply
This was Op LIBERTY September 2025.
West Mercia Police deployed the below officers:
16-18 September – 8 officers
16-19 September – 3 officers
13-20 September – 1 officer
15-19 September - 1 officer
The cost to us of Op Liberty was £60,352.88, this includes OT, allowances, accommodation, and subsistence. This will not include any officers on plain time, and I would not be able to find their costs.