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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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School ban put us in 'ridiculous position', says father in WhatsApp row after police admit unlawful arrest
Maxie Allen, 50, and Rosalind Levine, 47, from Borehamwood, were detained in January by Hertfordshire Police and held in a police cell for eight hours following the dispute.
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