Police bill for Novichok incidents tops £10million

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Police bill for Novichok incidents tops £10million

Large proportion of incurred costs from mutual aid arrangements.

Police conduct searches of Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury, where Dawn Sturgess visited before she fell ill after coming into contact with Novichok

Date - 10th August 2018
By - Sophie Garrod - Police Oracle

Wiltshire Police's £10million operational costs for the two Novichok incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury should be met by the government. Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, Angus Macpherson says the government should...

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