Cost of Suspended Staff

  • Reference Number: 2391
  • Date released: 19 March 2010

Request

How much money has been spent by your force paying staff (both officers, PCSOs and civilian employees) while they are investigated for crimes in the last five years?

I would like to know what these crimes are, how long the staff have had off work and the total amount paid while they were suspended.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Suspensions during the period mentioned

  • PC suspended for 2 months
  • PC suspended for 4 months
  • PC suspended for 25 months
  • PC suspended for 4 months
  • PC suspended for 2 months
  • PC suspended for 9 months
  • PC suspended for 6 months
  • PC suspended for 9 months
  • One member of Police staff suspended for 8 months

In each case they were suspended whilst investigations were made into allegations of criminal conduct.

The cost in salaries in total was £159,669.84

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