Police Injury Pension Reviews

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Dear Devon and Cornwall Constabulary,

I am requesting information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. It concerns the review of police injury pensions as per Regulation 37-(1) of the Police (Injury Benfit) Regulations 2006.

Will you please provide me with the following data:

1) How many reviews of police injury pensions have been conducted since January 2005? I ask that you provide the data set out year by year commencing from January 2005 up to and including December 2009.

2) Of these reviews,

a) how many resulted in an increase in the pension paid?

b) How many resulted in a decrease in the pension paid?

c) How many resulted in no alteration in the pension paid?

3) If your force has a policy document, or any other form of document or documents, setting out the procedure for the administration and review of police injury pensions, please supply a copy.

4) In a letter dated 10th March 2010, the Home Office advised all forces that all reviews be suspended. Has your force recommenced reviews since that date, and if so when?

Yours faithfully,

Claudine Paquet

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary

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Dear Ms Paquet,
 
Please find attached the acknowledgment of your Freedom of Information
Request.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Steve Hawkins
Assistant Freedom of Information Officer
Tel 01392 452204
[email address]
Freedom of Information Unit
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William Hopkins left an annotation ()

Former officers in receipt of an injury pension may wish to know that help, advice and practical assistance is available to them. A web site has been set up as a contact point for former Police Officers who have had to retire prematurely owing to injuries received in the performance of their duties and are now facing significant reductions in their injury pensions following the introduction of advice contained in Home Office Circular 46/2004.

This is unfair and is a betrayal of people injured, through no fault of their own doing a valuable and essential service. Many former officers have suffered stress, financial uncertainty and maladministration. Forces and Police Authorities have been reluctant to admit any wrongdoing and are slow to move to correct the situation.

There is no need for anyone to face and fight this injustice on their own. Go to www.pipin.org.uk - it is free, friendly and informal.

Note: PIPIN is complementary to but completely independent from NARPO and the Federation but it recognises and applauds the sterling work done by those organisations.

Claudine Paquet left an annotation ()

Injury pensioners and their supporters may wish to sign a new petition that calls on the Home Office to, this time round, issue some sensible advice.

Take a look - it is very much to the point.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petition...

à cœur vaillant rien d’impossible!

Dear Devon and Cornwall Constabulary,

Please note that you should have responded to my request for information by now.

By law, you should normally have responded promptly and no later than by the 14th October 2011.

I would appreciate, therefore, a full response without further delay.

Yours faithfully,

Claudine Paquet

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary

Dear Ms Paquet
 
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on 19/09/2011. 
 
I regret to inform you that your request will not be sent to you within
the 20 working day deadline as laid out under the Act.  We are still
working on collating the information necessary to fulfil your request.  I
hope to respond to your request for information within the next 3 working
days. 
 
I apologise for this delay, and do hope this does not cause any
significant inconvenience. 
 
Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Steve Hawkins
Assistant Freedom of Information Officer
Tel 01392 452204
[email address]
Freedom of Information Unit
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Dear Ms Paquet,
 
Please find attached the response to your above numbered Freedom of
Information Request. I apologise again for the delay in responding.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Steve Hawkins
Assistant Freedom of Information Officer
Tel 01392 452204
[email address]
Freedom of Information Unit
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