Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2016 to Question 57549, what the maximum amount is that police forces can charge for the recovery of stolen property; whether charges must reflect costs; and to whom victims can appeal if they consider police charges too high.

The return of recovered stolen property and any associated charges is an operational matter for the police.

These charges are set by Statutory Instrument (The Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008).

Where a person has a complaint about the level of charges, they may complain to the chief officer or the Police and Crime Commissioner.