CraigSimpson published Surrey Police pay out thousands in compensation for errors...

Surrey Police has paid out three quarters of a million pounds in compensation for breaching the Human Rights Act, assault, damaging property and failing to post a letter, figures show. According to data sent over after a Freedom of Information request, more than 150 successful claims were made against the county's police force in 2016 for complaints, including those relating to false imprisonment and bodily injury.As a result, the force was made to pay out more than £750,000 for a range...

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