Hundreds of suspended police officers barred from work over alleged wrongdoing cost an estimated £60 million per year, according to reporting that cites figures for 750 officers. The costs are described as including pay and other allowances during suspension, amounting to an average of about £79,552 per officer.
The reporting says the total works out to nearly £1.15 million per week. It links rising expenses to factors including public-sector pay increases and changes in taxation. The outlets also frame the issue as a budget pressure associated with maintaining salaries while officers remain suspended pending outcomes of misconduct-related processes.
Across the coverage provided, the central emphasis is on the scale and cost of paying suspended staff rather than on the specific allegations against individual officers or the administrative reasons for each suspension.
