Dear Sir or Madam,

Police Injury Pensions Policy

Freedom of Information Act request.

I am requesting certain documents that you may have detailing force
policy and procedure in the management and review of police injury
award pensions prior to the year 2004.

To help you in your search and to direct my enquiry as clearly as
possible I am quoting below a paragraph from Home Office Circular
46/2004, Annex C:

'This Guidance is being issued to help ensure a fairer, more
cohesive approach to the payment of injury benefits to ill-health
retired officers who have reached the compulsory retirement age
with their Force. A recent survey found that practice in this area
was diverse. Some forces automatically reduced degree of
disablement benefits to the lowest banding when this age had been
reached - others continued to pay benefits at the same rate until
the death of the Officer concerned.'

The above quote identifies two categories of forces - A) one group
that automatically reduced degree of disablement benefits to the
lowest banding when compulsory retirement age had been reached and
a second group B) that continued to pay benefits at the same rate
until the death of the Officer concerned.

I am attempting to identify and obtain a copy of documents that
show which category ( A or B) your force would have been included
in prior to receipt of HOC 46/2004.

It may be that your response would be sufficient if you simply tell
me which group your force was in, but if there was a written policy
or procedural document setting out details, then I should like a
copy.

You can send copied documents in any standard digital format.

Your assistance in this matter is very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Ms N. McCall

Dear Ms. McCall,

I am writing to acknowledge your recent request received by Kent
Police for information relating to force policy and procedure in the
management and review of police injury award pensions prior to the year
2004.

Your interest in Kent Police is appreciated and pending a specific
response to your request, I enclose a sheet summarising your rights.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact us on telephone number 01622 654413 quoting the reference
number above.

Freedom of Information Team
Data Protection Unit
Kent Police
Force HQ
Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [Kent Police request email]
Tel: +44 (0)1622 654429/654413
Fax: +44 (0)1622 654437
Internal: 19-4429/4413

Dear Kent Police,

I am awaiting a response from you to a FOIA request I made.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act you should have
responded no later than the 26th Feb.

Would you please check and see if you are now in a position to
respond, and advise me accordingly.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. N. McCall

Dear Kent Police,

I am awaiting a response from you to a FOIA request I made.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act you should have
responded no later than the 26th Feb.

Would you please check and see if you are now in a position to
respond, and advise me accordingly.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. N. McCall

Dear Ms. Mcall,

Thank you for your email regarding your request reference 856-2008
relating to injury award pensions and I apologise for the delay in
providing a response to this request. I can confirm that Kent Police are
currently in category B and do not reduce the police injury award pension
to the lowest permissible band when an officer reaches age 65. We
are currently waiting for confirmation as to whether this has always been
our policy or whether the policy changed following the release of Home
Office Circular 46/2004. As soon as this information has been received we
will provide you with an official response to your request.

Many Thanks

Laura Birchley

Freedom of Information Team
Data Protection Unit
Kent Police
Force HQ
Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [Kent Police request email]
Tel: +44 (0)1622 654429/654413
Fax: +44 (0)1622 654437
Internal: 19-4429/4413

Dear Ms. Mcall,

Please find attached the Kent Police response to your request reference
856-2009 regarding Police Injury Award Pensions.

Many Thanks

Laura Birchley

Freedom of Information Team
Data Protection Unit
Kent Police
Force HQ
Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [Kent Police request email]
Tel: +44 (0)1622 654429/654413
Fax: +44 (0)1622 654437
Internal: 19-4429/4413