To Wales now where it turns out police stations are not as safe as you think they are. New information reveals that in the last 3 years, 93 personal injury claims for compensation were made by police staff for injuries in their workplace.

Welsh Police

There have been claims for injuries sustained by “defective office furniture”, an “item falling from cupboard”, and “injury in gym”. Dyfed-Powys Police paid out more than £94,000, South Wales £84,000, North Wales £52,000 and Gwent £49,000. The figures reveal 93 compensation claims were put in by police staff working for the four Welsh forces since 2007.

The largest pay out was for £37,862 by South Wales Police in 2007/08. This included £16,000 in damages.

“There are no recognisable trends nor any underlaying issues in the number or nature of claims received. A robust approach is taken when investigating, handling and or defending each claim, dependant upon the individual circumstances and merits. This benefit can be reflected in the continued reduction in claims per annum.”