Operation Grange: expenditure and resources allocated to November 2013

[Apostate]

http://www.met.police.uk/foi/pdfs/disclosure_2013/november_2013/2013100000727.pdf

Freedom of Information Request Reference No:
I note you seek access to the following information:
What is the cost of the Met's investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
in Portugal to date in that figure, what costs are included?
DECISION
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Operation Grange commenced May 2011. The aggregated costs as at 31/08/2013 was
£4.7 million.
A Major Investigation Team (MIT) is assigned to Operation Grange. This is made up of:
1 - Detective Chief Inspector
3 - Detective Inspectors
5 - Detective Sergeants
20 - Detective Constables
8 - Police support staff.
The costs are made up of:
Travel
subsistence
and incidental costs associated with any investigations (for example Forensics etc).

For me it's not so much the money as the number of officers involved - with what result?

[jassi]

Their breakdown makes no mention of salaries, unless that is covered by 'incidental costs'

Is the budget open-ended, do you think  or will there be a maximum figure ?

[Apostate]

My reading of the figures is that the £4.7 million does not include salaries. Also it has never been clear to me whether all these officers are dedicated entirely to Grange.

[Angelo222]

What an appalling waste of money considering the Met can never to do any independent investigating on the ground in any country outside of England.  How long is this fiasco going to continue??

If Madeleine is dead no amount of money will ever bring her back.  If she is alive they will never find her and it will only be through her own efforts and the passage of time that she might some day reveal herself.

[jassi]

What an appalling waste of money considering the Met can never to do any independent investigating on the ground in any country outside of England. How long is this fiasco going to continue??

If Madeleine is dead no amount of money will ever bring her back.  If she is alive they will never find her and it will only be through her own efforts and the passage of time that she might some day reveal herself.

I fear it will drag on as long as SY can get funding. I doubt there will be any satisfactory outcome.

[Anna]

What an appalling waste of money considering the Met can never to do any independent investigating on the ground in any country outside of England.  How long is this fiasco going to continue??

If Madeleine is dead no amount of money will ever bring her back.  If she is alive they will never find her and it will only be through her own efforts and the passage of time that she might some day reveal herself.

It would be just wonderful if little girl was found and I really hate to admit that it is highly unlikely now, unless as you say she will reveal herself one day. Lets keep our fingers crossed while SC finish investigating, which despite the cost they will have to do now

[stephen25000]

Meanwhile what help have the Needhams and  families of other missing people received, financially or otherwise ?

[jassi]

Meanwhile what help have the Needhams and  families of other missing people received, financially or otherwise ?

None. Its only pushy people who get anything.

[lizzibif]

None. Its only pushy people who get anything.

well jazzi..if my child was missing i'd be pushy too..wouldn't you..?

[stephen25000]

well jazzi..if my child was missing i'd be pushy too..wouldn't you..?

Well Ben Needhams been pushing for years and got nowhere.

Clearly the Mccanns have had special treatment.

So the question is WHY ?

[lizzibif]

Well Ben Needhams been pushing for years and got nowhere.

Clearly the Mccanns have had special treatment.

So the question is WHY ?

As for special treatment cant help you there..but ben needham certainly hasn't been forgotten..and its 21 years later..the uk police are still looking for him

22 August 2012 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191843/Police-Greek-island-dig-mound-earth-fear-British-toddler-Ben-Needham-buried-21-years-went-missing.html


http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ben-needham-dig-police-find-1393687

[stephen25000]

As for special treatment cant help you there..but ben needham certainly hasn't been forgotten..and its 21 years later..the uk police are still looking for him

22 August 2012 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191843/Police-Greek-island-dig-mound-earth-fear-British-toddler-Ben-Needham-buried-21-years-went-missing.html

Old news.

What financial help have the Needhams received from the UK government ?

[lizzibif]

Old news.

What financial help have the Needhams received from the UK government ?

sorry don't have a clue im not the government..but there has been a vast amount of help looking for ben
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ben-needham-dig-police-find-1393687

[jassi]

well jazzi..if my child was missing i'd be pushy too..wouldn't you..?

No. not like that. I suspect I would just fade away. Certainly wouldn't court publicity.

[lizzibif]

No. not like that. I suspect I would just fade away. Certainly wouldn't court publicity.

"You would just fade away if your child was missing" ?