Police face compensation claims
Cleveland Police is facing is facing more related compensation claims after it paid out £550,000 in damages to a leading Teesside solicitor who was wrongly imprisoned.
Commissioner promises to raise standards
Cleveland's police commissioner has promised to raise standards, after the force had to pay out the highest amount possible in compensation, to a solictor who was falsley imprisoned.
James Watson was awarded over half a million pounds in damages.
Rachel Bullock reports.
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