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05.02.2023 - 08:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Cash-strapped Police Scotland has paid out more than £2million in compensation claims in the last six months. It follows a series of costly legal actions raised against it in the courts and employment tribunals from both staff and members of the public.
The majority of the compensation – about £1.5million – was paid in out-of-court settlements. Twenty-three cases were brought by members of the public against Police Scotland.
Ten involved damage to property and six were as a result of injuries suffered. Twelve actions were raised by police and civilian staff. They included claims of unfair dismissal and sex and disability discrimination.
In total, £2,046,833 was paid in compensation between June and November of last year – the most recent period for which figures are available. Figures obtained by the Sunday Mail under Freedom of Information (FOI) also revealed that legal fees for handling the various actions were about £215,000.
Police Scotland has admitted the final payments could be more. In its FOI response, the force said: “The figures reflect payments made during the period requested. It does not necessarily follow that those payments were the full and final settlement of the claim, which could have happened at a later date.”
The 35 compensation cases involved six in Glasgow, four in Aberdeen and two in Edinburgh. The force has been the subject of a number of high-profile and high-value claims in the last two years.
Last May, former firearms officer Rhona Malone, 43, was awarded £948,000 in damages by an employment tribunal who found she had been the victim of sexism and discrimination.
Police Scotland, who defended the action, also had to pay £118,000 towards her legal costs. Malone, who was based in Edinburgh, raised
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