Police credit card spree
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:45 pm
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
By Glen Owen
Last updated at 4:53 PM on 7th August 2011
The police are at the centre of a multi-million-pound expenses row after extraordinary spending binges on taxpayer-funded credit cards.
Officials working for a Government policing quango used the cards to buy items such as exotic lingerie and beehives while racking up bills of more than £3 million a year. Last night the quango claimed the underwear had been used to re-enact crime scenes, while the bees were said to be necessary to fertilise an allotment at a staff training college.
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