Police Injury Pensions Policy

Your Ref:
Our Ref:F-2009-03381

16 December, 2009

Dear Mr. Jarman,

Thank you for your request for Information, received at this office on
11 December, 2009, in which you requested details of the following:

Information concerning Police Injury Pensions

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 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 chose 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.

We anticipate being able to provide you with the information that you
have requested on or before 13 January, 2010.

Should you need to discuss this further please do not hesitate to
contact the unit.

Yours sincerely,

James Green
Information Compliance Officer
+44 (1482) 317099

Corporate Development Branch
Information Compliance Unit
Priory Road
Kingston Upon Hull
HU5 5SF
Fax:+44 (1482) 317090

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Your Ref:

Our Ref:F-2009-03381

12 January, 2010

Dear Mr. Jarman,

Thank you for your request for information dated 11 December, 2009.

This is to inform you that all information relating to your request has
been researched and is communicated below in response to:

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.

No information is held.

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

16

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

Nil

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?

11

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 held.

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 held.

Should any further information be requested regarding this topic, a
separate request will need to be submitted.

If I can be of any further assistance on this matter please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

James Green

Information Compliance Officer

+44 (1482) 317099

Corporate Development Branch

Information Compliance Unit

Priory Road

Kingston Upon Hull

HU5 5SF

Fax:+44 (1482) 317090

Humberside Police - Freedom of Information Complaints Review Procedure

Why Have A Complaints Process?

Humberside Police is committed to delivering an open and transparent
service whenever possible and it is our intention to commit to the
principles of openness embodied in the Freedom of Information Act. We will
release information to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the
public interest, however we may withhold information if we consider its
release would cause significant harm.

If information within a document is withheld, it will be clearly marked to
show where information has been removed and the legal exemption we have
used. If we decline to supply all or part of any information you have
asked for we will notify you in writing giving our reasons based upon
legal exemptions contained within the Freedom of Information Act.

If you are not satisfied about the way in which your Freedom of
Information request has been handled you have the right to appeal. This
information has been designed to help you to understand how to complain to
Humberside Police. Using this process will not affect your right to
complain directly to the Information Commissioner if you feel we have not
complied with our obligations under the Freedom of Information Act.

Who Can Complain?

Anyone who has made a Freedom of Information request in writing to the
Force can complain. If you have requested information and you are not
satisfied with the way we have dealt with it, you can use the complaints
process to have it looked at again. If someone who requested information
would like to complain but cannot do so themselves, you can complain on
their behalf but it will help us if you make it clear that you are doing
so.

What Can I Complain About?

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, with
the fee we have charged, or with the reasons we have given for refusing to
provide information, you have the right to appeal. You can complain about
the range, amount and format of information we have sent following a
request. You can also complain about the way a request was handled, for
example, the time it took to respond.

How Do I Complain?

To deal with your complaint as quickly as possible, it will help if you
can give us as much information as you can about the original request made
and the reason for your complaint. Please put your complaint in writing
and address it to:

FOI Appeals

Humberside Police Information Compliance Unit

Police Headquarters

Priory Road

Hull HU5 5SF

What Happens To My Complaint?

Once we have enough details to identify the request, we will begin the
review. The Head of The Information Compliance Unit will normally review
your complaint. In the more complex cases a review panel consisting of a
number of senior personnel from the Force will re-examine your complaint.
We aim to complete the review process within 20 days of receiving your
complaint. Upon completion we will send you the findings.

How Will I Be Notified?

Where we have not followed procedures or have failed to provide acceptable
quality of service, we will apologise and explain what we will do to
ensure this doesn't happen again. If our original decision to withhold
information is over-turned on appeal we will send you the additional
information immediately. If we believe that our original response was
correct we will let you know, and inform you of your options (see below).

What If I'm Still Not Satisfied?

If we have been unable to resolve your complaint and you are not satisfied
you can approach the office of the Information Commissioner, who may
investigate the matter on your behalf. This option is open to you at all
times, but we will endeavour to address your complaint initially, as this
may lead to a speedier resolution. It is the Information Commissioner who
decides whether to investigate or not. We will co-operate fully with the
Information Commissioner.

If you have any further questions about the complaints process, please
contact the Information Compliance Unit on 01482 578313 or alternatively
you can write to:

Head of Information Compliance Unit

Humberside Police Headquarters

Priory Road

Hull HU5 5SF

Email: [email address]

Requests for a review by the Information Commissioner should be made in
writing directly to:

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Phone: 01625 545 700

[1]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

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