Police Injury Pensions Policy

Dear Ms McCall

Thank you for your request for information received via email in this
office on 29th January 2009. This request will be dealt with under the
terms of the Freedom Of Information Act 2000. Details of the request
received:-

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.

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 Cumbria 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.

In the event that your requirements change or you no longer wish to
receive a response to your request, I would be grateful if you could
advise me of this as soon as possible.

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 thank you for your interest in Cumbria Constabulary

Amy Messenger
Data Protection Auditor
Professional Standards Department
Email: [1][email address]
Tel: 01768 21 7356

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Dear Ms McCall

Please find attached our response to your recent request for information.

Kindest regards.

Amy Messenger
Data Protection Auditor
Professional Standards Department
Email: [1][email address]
Tel: 01768 21 7356

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