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Police 'should charge' for supervising tree protests

Police should be paid for intervening in tree protests in Sheffield, a report has suggested.

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By Martin Ford | 03 July 2018

Police should be paid for intervening in tree protests in Sheffield, a report has suggested.

The report was commissioned by South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings following complaints about the policing of the protests.

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