2025/28676 - Compensation Claims
REQUEST
- I would like to find out the number of compensation claims received during the past 10 financial years please – 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025.
- I would like to find out the number of compensation claims settled during the past 10 financial years please - 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025.
- I would like to find out, per case, the amount of compensation paid out during the past 10 financial years please - 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025.
- I would like to find out the number of compensation claims broken down per category, including; wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution, sexual misconduct, assault, lost or damaged property, road traffic collision when the police were at fault, unnecessary forced entry when the police were at fault, and others; please state these categories.
- I would like to find out the cost of compensation claims broken down per category, including; wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution, sexual misconduct, assault, lost or damaged property, road traffic collision when the police were at fault, unnecessary forced entry when the police were at fault, and others; please state these categories.
Please can this information be compiled in the following tables:
Table 1 – Compensation claims, by number, financial year, and £ (01 April 2015 – 31 March 2025)
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2015- 2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
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Number of compensation claims received |
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Number of compensation claims settled |
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Compensation amount awarded (£) |
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Table 2 – Compensation claims settled by number, category, and financial year per category (01 April 2015 – 31 March 2025)
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Total |
2015- 2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
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Wrongful arrest |
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Malicious prosecution |
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Sexual misconduct |
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Assault |
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Lost or damaged property when the police were at fault |
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Road traffic collision when the police were at fault |
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Unnecessary forced entry when the police were at fault |
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Other (Please State) |
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Table 3 – Compensation claims settled by £, category and financial year per category (01 April 2015 – 31 March 2025)
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Total |
2015- 2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
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Wrongful arrest |
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Malicious prosecution |
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Sexual misconduct |
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Assault |
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Lost or damaged property when the police were at fault |
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Road traffic collision when the police were at fault |
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Unnecessary forced entry when the police were at fault |
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Other (Please State) |
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