Staffordshire Police hit by £565k compensation bill for 'operational mistakes'

“If someone has been injured as a part of their job then I agree that they deserve something for their injuries and suffering but why are the police paying out more than the average person would be able to claim in the same circumstances. I very much doubt I would get paid out £26,240 if I was bitten by a police or a normal citizens dog and I very much doubt that I would get paid £20,500 no matter how serious my injuries were, especially when you consider that the police also pay sick pay when officers are off injured. I injured my back while working for a local bus company due to a faulty bus. They sacked me bacause I was unfit to work as a result of my injuries and I have spent 5 years in severe pain and on high dosage of medication 24/7 for what will be a permanent disability. I have also been unable to work 3 years of that time either through pain or nobody willing to employ me but I was only able to claim £15,000 despite negligence being admitted immediately. What would I have been paid out if I worked for the police?”

“£26,240 for a police officer who got bit by a police dog? how traumatic!, must have caused alot of damage for that sort of payout. Im glad to see that Mathew Ellis is going to be looking at police files to see if money is being wasted, he,s doing a very justified job.”

“Would imagine that like all Government depts,Local Authorities and any sub contractors working for them, the Police would have a minimum cover of at least £10M Public Liability and £10M Employee Liability insurance? Appreciate that the taxpayer will ultimately be paying the premiums.”

“I assume the police can't get insurance for such accidents?”

“The force said the total amount paid out in compensation has reduced year-on-year and that improvements have been recognised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

@This statement talk about keep it in the family police complaints is mostly employed by ex serving police officers who will look at every loop hole to disregard the complaint.Sum it up ex police officers investigating a police officer,big compensation was never paid out from complaints it always takes a private investigation from when you use your solictor to sue,probable a small couple of payouts to keep it on the hush hush.”

“Mr Ellis said: "While I accept that policing is a difficult job in which mistakes can happen, my view is that every £1 spent on this could be spent on frontline policing.

@ This statement,
Does that mean the 13% of police officers on the beat will go up by 1% on the beat?

As this was a 3 year payout i think the road sweepers and the litter pickers would better police the streets as they are there to be seen everyday no matter the weather and they are there to keep the streets clean of ****,he sounds like another crook,im sure the road sweeper and the litter picker are on less but they man the streets everyday, you can learn something from this, where to bin your rubbish talk,i might be wrong about 1% it might be 2%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%”

“You live in a high crime area and your front door gets smashed off because the police cant recognize the number on your front door,question what qualifications does a riot van of police officers who cant reconize the number on your door or maybe what IQ does it take to spot a blind man with a stick to prevent him from getting electrocuted,or how long does it take to get your front door secured,as it was in the first place,so its not left with a couple of screws and a plank so someone can let themselves in as im sure they go home to a secure home,the law should mean the same for the police.Its time police are accountable for there mistakes rather then building cases on there mistakes.The only thing to dislike is you come from a upper class area and you dont have to put up with the police officers leaving people vulnerable to crime,thats a crime in its self leaving the public vulnerable.The police should get all the facts from the victim and the acused as more time the victime is the crook but there are not held accountable because then it would show the police officers mistakes,riots are created by police officers mistakes always covered up with the burning shops and the damage to public life rather then addmitting to there mistakes,im glad to say the payout is a small stepping stone to say that police do make mistakes”

“Excuse me did i here right? Police have paid it's more like the tax payer has paid! Get it right,unless you fine the officers and dock there wages and give them the same amount of time indside as the innocent,then maybe there will be less mistakes.”

“If this is the figure for 3 years I am surprised it is so low to be honest? How much of this was covered by insurance anyway?

For those who want to take a pop at our Police force then all I can say is next time you are the victim of crime or people are making your life hell then who you gonna call 'Ghostbusters?'

Yes, the Police make mistakes; they are human afterall and are damned if they do, damned if they don't.

If anyone wants to offer up a viable alternative, then I am sure we are 'all ears'.”

“It's about time that ALL compensation claims were thrown out altogether. Why should the majority pay for the ineptitude of the miserable scrounging minority who always wanted something for nothing.”