Do Police Compensate for a Damaged Door?

Question

To the point..

We've been threatend the door will be 'kicked in' by police in search of someone on warrant and said they dont compensate for the damage caused to the door. I know thats probably a lie because they say stuff like this so people hand them selves in, but to answer the question..?

Answer 1

It wont be the first time police have kicked a door down at number 71 asking for John Davidson, then realised they should have gone to 17 and arrested David Johnson. Lets face it, they're simpletons.

Answer 2

If the person they are looking for is there no they don't. If they have reasonable grounds for thinking that you have previously assisted (an offender) then no they don't

If they have no reasonable grounds for suspecting you have assisted an offender then yes they can be forced to by way of the small claims court

Answer 3

if the person on warrant is in the house or if there is any illegal activity whatsoever in the house then the 'dynamic entry' is lawful and you are responsible for the cost of repairs, if the person isnt or has never been there, and there is no illegal activity then they are liable for a civil claim, but bear in kind they will use the smallest bit of any kind of legal technicality, even if you had a tiny lump of hash that they normally wouldnt bat an eyelid for thats a crime and theyll use that to get out of paying out. They also must prove that they made reasonable steps to gain peaceful entry unless its a 'no-knock' warrant where they have demonstrated that the person named on the warrant is likely to be dangerous and must be taken by surprise

Answer 4

If they have a search warrant or the situation permits the kicking down of the door...no, they do not have to compensate for the damage.

Answer 5

no they don`t. that happened to me and it was my responsibility to have it repaired

Answer 6

They don't have to compensate if they do it with good reason.  If they have reason to believe you are hiding someone in your home that they have a warrant for they can kick the door in and they don't have to pay for it.  Sometimes you can sue and win money to fix the door but usually if they can prove they really had reason to believe that person was there (especially if they do find the person there) then they won't have to pay for anything

Answer 7

This question has been answered here:

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The police are required to repair all damaged caused in making arrests, This should include the door

Source(s):

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1988 also PACE second edition by Micheal Zander