Sued Claimed Compensation

1. Could you please tell me how many members of the public sued/claimed or were automatically given compensation for injuries/injuries to feelings/wrongful convictions for the years 2009/10, 2008/9, 2007/8?
2. Could you please tell me how many members of the public sued/claimed for damages on the grounds of discrimination?
3. Could you please tell me how much your force paid out in compensation to those members of the public in these three years?

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

Question 1 

Number of claims received for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, assault. These are letters of claims received which may or may not become formally litigated

07/08 - 37
08/09 - 32
09/10 - 50

The number of people to whom damages paid in relation to number of claims

07/08 - 8
08/09 - 6
09/10 - 7

The number of Personal Injury Claims

07/08 - 8
08/09 - 8
09/10 - 14

Question 2

For the years 07/08 and 08/09 None, but 2 civil claims have been received in the year 09/10 in relation to allegations of discrimination which remain unresolved.

Question 3

Payments made in respect of all claims

07/08 - 18,600
08/09 - 42,907
09/10 - 38,050

Please Note

If compensation was paid out it is unlikely to be paid out in the same year as the claim was received.