Police Injury Pensions

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

Facsimile 01275 814667

Private
Mr J Jarman
[FOI #10287 email] Our Reference 09/242
Your reference
Date 09 April 2009
Dear Mr Jarman

Thank you for your request for information dated 8^th April relating to
Police Officers’ injury award pensions. This request will be dealt with
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances Avon and Somerset Constabulary may be unable
to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given
a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note;

1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy enclosed).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure - E-Mail.doc>>

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

Facsimile 01275 814667

Private
Mr John Jarman
[email address]
Our Reference 09/242

Date 12 May 2009
Dear Mr Jarman

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8^th April
2009 concerning Police Officers’ injury award pensions.

I regret to inform you that Avon and Somerset Constabulary have not been
able to complete its response to your request by the date originally
stated.

I now advise you that the amended date for a response is 10^th June 2009.
I can assure you that every effort will be made to ensure an appropriate
response will be made within this new timescale and, if possible, before
this date.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you for your interest in Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note:

1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

Facsimile 01275 814667

Private

John Jarman
[FOI #10287 email]
Our Reference 09/242
Your reference
Date 17 June 2009

Dear Mr Jarman

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8th April
2009 concerning Police Officers' injury award pensions.

Your request for information has now been considered and some of the
information asked for in the form of a partial response is below.

2) I can confirm that the Constabulary has adopted the Home Office
guidance in respect of reducing an injury award pension to the lowest
permissible band on the attainment of the National CRA. However, this is
not an automatic process based on the former officers' 65th birthday - an
examination by the Force Medical Adviser is required before the reduction
can be made so that the circumstances of the individual can be assessed.

3) With the answer to question 2 in mind, in the years 2004 to 2008
inclusive, 3 former officers’ injury award pensions were reduced to the
lowest banding upon them reaching the age of 65.

4) No information is held from 1987 to 2003 in relation to the number of
former officers' injury award pensions being reduced to the lowest banding
upon them reaching the age of 65.

In respect of question 1, work is still being undertaken in an attempt to
provide you with the figures requested and I can assure you that as soon
as they become available, they will be e-mailed to you. I am hopeful that
this should be by the end of this week.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Avon and Somerset Constabulary and apologise for the delay in providing a
full response.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note:

1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary’s website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy attached).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure - E-Mail.doc>>

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

Facsimile 01275 814667

Private

John Jarman
[FOI #10287 email]
Our Reference 09/242
Your reference
Date 24 June 2009

Dear Mr Jarman

I write in connection with your request for information dated 8th April
2009 concerning Police Officers' injury award pensions.

Further to the partial response sent to you on the 17th of June, I am now
in receipt of the answer to the first question you posed and can confirm
that as of June this year there were 467 individuals who were in receipt
of an injury award pension.

I again apologise for the delay in providing you with a full response.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note:

1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary's website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy attached).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure - E-Mail.doc>>