Police credit card spree

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Police credit card spree on beehives, lingerie and luxury jewellery... and it's all charged to the taxpayer
Quango claim the underwear was needed to 're-enact crime scenes' and bees were essential to fertilise an allotment
Spending on luxury hotels, pleasure boats, London Eye trips... and 69p on crisps at Pret A Manger
Cash spent on the cards is not routinely audited if bills come to less than £1,000 per month


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The irony is that it wasn't actually the police but a government quango ''set up to help forces in England and Wales to save money.''.

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From last year:-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/01/neyroud_quits/

Police IT quango chief to quit

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By Chris Williams • Get more from this author
Posted in Policing, 1st April 2010 15:14 GMT
Chief constable Peter Neyroud, the man in charge of the quango running the National DNA Database and other police computer systems, has announced his departure ahead of the election.
His retirement comes after criticism of lavish perks enjoyed by senior staff at the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).


The agency spent £750,000 on repairs to a 1940s ornamental bridge at its country estate in Hampshire. It also emerged last year that taxpayers cover a £23,000 rent bill for Neyroud's Westminster flat, as well as his resulting £9,000 income tax bill. It spent £71m on consultants in 2007 alone.

The Tories have put the NPIA near the top of their list of quangos for potential destruction. Meanwhile Labour insiders claim current ministers have also lost confidence in its leadership.
In an interview with Police Professional Neyroud - nicknamed "two brains" by senior police colleagues - denied his departure was motivated by speculation over the NPIA's future.
The Home Office created the NPIA in 2007 by combining several existing agencies. With an annual budget of more than half a billion pounds, as well as the NDNAD, it is responsible for the Police National Computer, automated number plate recognition, specialist training programmes and police communication systems. ®

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Dam too late missed out on my share!