Police Injury Pensions Policy

John Jarman made this Freedom of Information request to Avon and Somerset Constabulary

The request was successful.

From: John Jarman

11 December 2009

Dear Avon & Somerset Constabulary,

I am seeking certain information related to police injury pensions.

1. Do you have a written policy governing the management and review
of police injury pensions? If you do, please provide me with a
copy.

2. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been
reduced when reviewed?

3. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been
increased when reviewed?

4. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been
reduced to the lowest band when the former officer in receipt of
the pension reached (or had already reached) the age of 65?

5. If your force has any document recording any analysis and/or
consideration of the guidance contained in Annex C to Home Office
circular 46/2004 please supply me with a copy.

6. If your force has any document recording any calculation and/or
projection of the potential budgetary savings and/or financial
impact that might result from adoption of the guidance contained in
Annex C to Home Office circular 46/2004 please supply me with a
copy.

Notes:

In this request, the term ‘document’ should be taken to mean any
record whether in printed or digital form, including reports,
minutes or transcripts of meetings, notes, memoranda, letters, and
email, etc.

Any information you supply should be in any standard digital
format, such as MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format
(.pdf) and sent to the address indicated, where it will be
available for viewing by visitors to the whatdotheyknow.com web
site.

Yours faithfully,

John Jarman

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From: John Jarman

20 February 2010

Dear Avon & Somerset Constabulary,

A Freedom of Information Act request that I made to you on the 11th
December 2009 has not yet been responded to.

As you will be aware, you are now in breach of the requirement of
the Act that a response must be provided in a timely manner.

Could you please provide your response without further delay.

I will otherwise have to bring this to the attention of the
Information Commissioner.

Full details of my request can be seen at:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/po...

Yours faithfully,

John Jarman

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Avon and Somerset Constabulary

22 February 2010

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

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Mr J Jarman
[FOI #24509 email]
Our Reference 09-733
Your reference
Date 22.02.10

Dear Mr Jarman

Thank you for your e-mail dated 20th February 2010.

Please accept our sincere apologies for not providing a response to date.
Unfortunately we are still unable to provide you with an exact response
date due to our increasingly high work levels and the complexity of a
number of cases which we are dealing with at present. Please, however,
be assured that your request is important to us and it is currently being
worked on. A response will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

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From: John Jarman

26 May 2010

Dear Avon & Somerset Constabulary,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Avon & Somerset
Constabulary's handling of my FOI request 'Police Injury Pensions
Policy'.

My request was made on the 11th December 2009.

By the 20th Feb 2010 I had heard nothing - not even an
acknowledgement from you, so I contacted you again. You explained
that your increasingly high work levels and the complexity of a
number of cases which you were dealing with had caused delay.

To date I have not received your response to my request for
information and I ask that you now provide the information without
further delay.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/po...

Yours faithfully,

John Jarman

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Avon and Somerset Constabulary

8 June 2010

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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
John Jarman [[FOI #24509 email]] Our Reference
733/09
Your reference
Date 08 June 2010
Dear Mr Jarman

I write in connection with your request for information dated 11th
December 2009 concerning police injury pensions.

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
asked for is below.

1. Do you have a written policy governing the management and review of
police injury pensions? If you do, please provide me with a copy.

The Constabulary follow the Home Office Guidance in relation to Police
Officer pension issues. A link to the Home Office web site has been
provided below for your convenience.

[1]http://search.homeoffice.gov.uk/search?q...

2. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been reduced
when reviewed?
Fourteen have been reduced upon review.
3. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been
increased when reviewed?
No pensions have been increased upon review.

4. Since August 2004, to date, how many injury pensions have been reduced
to the lowest band when the former officer in receipt of the pension
reached (or had already reached) the age of 65?

Three pensions have been reduced to the lowest band.
5. If your force has any document recording any analysis and/or
consideration of the guidance contained in Annex C to Home Office circular
46/2004 please supply me with a copy.

No information is held in relation to this.
6. If your force has any document recording any calculation and/or
projection of the potential budgetary savings and/or financial impact that
might result from adoption of the guidance contained in Annex C to Home
Office circular 46/2004 please supply me with a copy.

No information is held in relation to this.
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the delay in
providing you with a response and 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 attached).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure.doc>>

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