The Norfolk Crime and Police Panel said services the public “expect and deserve” were at risk due to funding cuts.
A government minister has told Norfolk's divided councils he is prepared to make the final call over a shake-up which would see them scrapped.
Figures obtained from Freedom of Information requests made by Accident Claims show that HMP Norwich had the largest amount of settled claims, with £593,488 paid out between 2019/20 and 2023/24.