Thousands of police days lost due to assaults

By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Published: 7:30AM GMT twenty-two February 2010

More than 17,000 days were lost last year due to injuries to officers a climb of eleven per cent on the prior twelve months.

Opposition MPs pronounced some-more indispensable to be finished to strengthen officers you do their avocation but comparison staff should additionally see at either a little of those harmed could be brought in on light duties to free up others.

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A sum of 17,055 days were lost to injuries from assaults opposite military forces in England and Wales during 2008/09, compared to 15,338 the prior year, Home Office total show.

Figures in 2008 showed that the annual check for officers on long-term ill was right away using at �90 million a year.

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, said: "We wish some-more bobbies on the beat, not bobbies being beaten.

"These extraordinary total show only how formidable a pursuit being a military military military officer can be.

"Violence is obviously all as well usual on the streets when thousands of military operative days are being lost as officers redeem from assaults.

"Every bid contingency be done to try to get harmed officers behind to work as fast as possible, even if that equates to lighter duties or paperwork."

Chris Grayling, the shade Home Secretary, said: "We only dont give the military officers competent insurance opposite assault.

"There was a time when aggressive a military military military officer would have been treated with colour with the upmost astringency by the rapist probity system, but that doesnt occur any more and the not great enough."