The Cost of Baroness Thatcher's Funeral

On 25 April 2013 the Cabinet Office published an estimate of the costs of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral, and confirmed that the final amount of public money spent would be published before the summer recess. The confirmed costs for the funeral are £261,976, which includes staff overtime, where appropriate. Original estimated costs (from April 2013) were around £500,000.

The costs for the organisations involved are as follows:

Organisation	Cost (£)
Cabinet Office	31,978
City of London Corporation	7,000
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	78,244
Greater London Authority	8,311
London Ambulance Service	20,445
Ministry of Defence	39,057
Parliament	1,700
St Paul’s Cathedral	67,908
Transport for London	1,000
Westminster City Council	6,333

The St Paul’s Cathedral costs were paid for by the Cabinet Office but are listed separately for greater clarity. The direct policing and security costs for the funeral are £943,833. Original estimated costs (from April 2013) were £1.1 million.

The costs for each police service involved are as follows:

Police service	Cost (£)
British Transport Police	25,233
City of London Police	73,000
Metropolitan Police	845,600

Both figures are the marginal costs, meaning money spent specifically on the funeral, as opposed to costs that would have been incurred in any case. No public money was spent on the reception at the Guildhall, which was paid for by the City of London Corporation and not out of public funds. Further costs were met by Baroness Thatcher’s estate.