More than £100,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on gadgets like tablet computers by Hertfordshire Constabulary, according to new figures.

Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that over the last four years, police spent £102,573 on 156 computers, including iPads and HP products.

In the current financial year alone, £46,461 has been spent on 55 HP 2760P computers and £16,309 on 33 Apple iPads. Last year, 49 Apple iPads were purchased at a cost of £21,976.

Reported by the Hertfordshire Advertiser. You can read the full story here. 

Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.