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In some situations, you might be able to claim for compensation for something the police have done that was unlawful in some way.
Compensation is unlikely to be paid if the damage or injury was caused by the police acting lawfully.
You can ask the police for compensation for things like:
You can contact us about this in one of two ways, by post or by email.
Please write to:
Legal Services
South Yorkshire Police Headquarters
Carbrook House
5 Carbrook Hall Road
Sheffield S9 2EH
Please include the following information:
We'll reply with a reference number and the name, phone number and email address of the lawyer, claims handler or other person dealing with your claim.
In some cases we may send your claim to external solicitors to handle on our behalf. In this case they will write to you with this information. From that point, please correspond with the person handling the claim, always remembering to quote your reference number.
We'll investigate any genuine claim against us and we try to resolve appropriate claims without needing to start legal proceedings. In fact, the courts expect both parties to attempt to resolve disputes without going to court.
This is why we ask you to give full details of your claim and to allow us a reasonable time to investigate and negotiate before you start legal proceedings against us.
Some claims against us will follow these civil procedure rules (CPR).
If you do decide to start legal proceedings against us, please send the details to:
Legal Services
South Yorkshire Police Headquarters
Carbrook House
5 Carbrook Hall Road
Sheffield S9 2EH
South Yorkshire Police's Legal Services department is authorised to act on behalf of the chief constable for all civil proceedings, including judicial review and other civil claims. South Yorkshire Police do not manage claims against the Police and Crime Commissioner. To do that, please visit the PCC's website.