Pope's visit: £10-12m cost to taxpayer
source: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/popeaposs+visit+1631012m+cost+to+taxpayer/3700467
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The cost of the visit is said to be split between the church and the government, though Lord Patton stated the government see it will have to spend more on the visit, with the figure of £8m being re calculated to £10-12m. This excludes policing costs, which I'm assuming is big number after reports of some festivals being cancelled due to policing costs.
"The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has drawn up guidelines suggesting the cost of policing should be set at £55 per hour, per officer for festivals,"-http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1041023
"We now recon that on the government side that we will have to make a larger commitment even though we have driven down the costs of some elements of the visit," Lord Patton said during a briefing at the Foreign Office. "-Channel 4 news.
The article says so far the Church had estimated its funding efforts currently raised £5m for the four day state visit, which is the first state visit by the head of the Catholic Church.
When asked about the child abuse scandal, Archbishop Nichols said he didn't directly raise the issue himself but "He also insisted that if the Pope met with victims of the abuse during the visit, the meeting would be held in private and not under media pressure."-Channel 4 news.
"The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has drawn up guidelines suggesting the cost of policing should be set at £55 per hour, per officer for festivals,"-http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1041023
"We now recon that on the government side that we will have to make a larger commitment even though we have driven down the costs of some elements of the visit," Lord Patton said during a briefing at the Foreign Office. "-Channel 4 news.
The article says so far the Church had estimated its funding efforts currently raised £5m for the four day state visit, which is the first state visit by the head of the Catholic Church.
When asked about the child abuse scandal, Archbishop Nichols said he didn't directly raise the issue himself but "He also insisted that if the Pope met with victims of the abuse during the visit, the meeting would be held in private and not under media pressure."-Channel 4 news.
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