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Parents get £20,000 for ‘unlawful’ arrest after complaining about school on WhatsApp
Hertfordshire Police acknowledged wrongful arrest of parents after school WhatsApp complaints and agreed to a £20,000 payout for unlawful detention and fingerprinting.
- Hertfordshire constabulary admitted the arrests of Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen were unlawful and agreed a £20,000 payout, a sum above case law to conclude matters.
- The row began in May when Maxie Allen questioned the recruitment process, and school governors and staff complained about a high volume of WhatsApp messages, leading to a police warning in December.
- Six uniformed officers attended the couple’s home on 29 January, fingerprinting and detaining them for 11 hours after arresting them on suspicion of harassment and related offences.
- The force says it still stands by investigating because of the school correspondence volume, officials confirmed no misconduct and Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards said the breakdown should not have become a police matter.
- The episode ignited a nationwide debate after the couple were searched and locked up in a cell for eight hours, keeping the story in the public eye; Rosalind Levine said the episode remained inexplicable and Maxie Allen, Times Radio producer, denied using abusive or threatening language.
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