Freeclaim Solicitors News
Police Workplace Compensation Exceeds £12m
Thu 2nd Feb 12 - 13:38
Recent figures report that over £12m work accident compensation has been paid to police forces in England and Wales over the last six years. It is thought that the final figure will be higher as some forces failed to provide figures on time following a freedom of information request.
Out of the regional forces, Greater Manchester Police had the greatest reported compensation payouts at £2.58m, with Hertfordshire Police next at £1.2m and West Midlands Police reportedly paying out the third highest at £1.1m.
Individual accident at work compensation payouts ranged from £14,000 awarded to a sergeant who suffered tinnitus caused by a buzzer in the cells to £550,000 the largest compensation award paid to a civilian police employee who slipped on ice in a car park.