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Recovery firms are to blame

31st August 2006, Page 19
31st August 2006
Page 19
Page 19, 31st August 2006 — Recovery firms are to blame
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A LOT HAS BEEN written recently over the Mansfield vs NYK Logistics case.

It appears to me that no one is reading and understanding the exact wording contained in the legislation laid down by Parliament, and under which the police use this legislation.

It states quite clearly that the Chief Constable may charge £105.1t doesn't say that this figure applies to anyone else.

The problems that have arisen are as a result of police contracts being issued and accepted that refer to the recovery operator acting as an agent for the Chief Constable. In this case the £105 was correctly outlined by the judge in the case. The recovery companies are to blame for the current problems, along with those companies set up to negotiate and administer the schemes for the police.The police are also to blame where the schemes are run in-house.

Recovery companies have been too eager to get police work at any cost Just look at the other areas where the police are required to have specialist companies available to carry out work — for example. the boarding of shop windows and the removal of evidence [other than vehiclesi.There are no charges laid down for these.

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