Suspended police officers cost taxpayers £60m a year to sit at home

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Suspended police officers cost taxpayers £60m a year to sit at home

Police officers suspended from duty while continuing to receive their full salaries are costing taxpayers nearly £60million a year, with figures showing forces spending more than £163,000 every day to support officers barred from work. Some 750 officers are currently suspended over alleged misconduct nationwide, with an average cost of £79,552 per officer, and the total annual bill reaching a whopping £59.7million -…