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Lancashire Constabulary
Financial Responsibilities of Individual Officers
This document is in accordance with the Scheme of Consent/Delegation and
sets out in detail the permissions given by the Chief Constable by virtue of a
consent given by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
In so far as he is empowered to do so, the PCC consents to the Chief
Constable taking such action and carrying out such functions in relation to the
resources allocated to him as is necessary for the Chief Constable to exercise
his policing functions, subject to the Financial Regulations and the
authorisation levels set out below.
In the absence of the Director of Resources, the matter should be referred to
the Head of Finance, Procurement & Transactional Services as the Chief
Constables Deputy Chief Finance Officer.
MATTERS DELEGATED TO THE CHIEF CONSTABLE
CHIEF CONSTABLE
FURTHER
DELEGATION TO
CHIEF OFFICER OR
SENIOR MANAGER
9. POLICE PERSONNEL
a. To approve the payment of replacement allowances in
accordance with Regulation 38 and Schedule 3 to the Head of Human
Police Regulations 2003 (which involve reference to the Resources
principles set out in the revoked provisions of Regulations
49, 49A, 49B and 49C of the Police Regulations 1987 and
Police (Amendment) Regulations 1990.)
b. To approve claims for reimbursement of removal
expenses under Regulation 35 and Annex V paragraphs
Head of Change
2(a)(i)-(iii) to the Police Regulations 2003.
c. To extend the period in respect of which relevant
removal liabilities will be reimbursed after the initial 26 Head of Change
week period for a further period of up to 26 weeks, in
accordance with Regulation 35 and Annex V paragraph
2(a)(iv) to the Police Regulations 2003.
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(Further approval beyond this period subject to
consultation with the PCC)
d. To approve, subject to the provisions of and in
accordance with the Police Pensions and associated
Regulations:-
Head of Change
i. the restoration of a widow’s pension which had ceased
to be payable on remarriage after she has again become
Head of Change
a widow or the marriage has been dissolved.
ii. the reference of medical questions under Regulation H1
of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 to a duly
Head of Change
qualified medical practitioner.
Head of Change
iii. all future requests for copies of certificates of selected
qualified medical practitioners in cases where the
specified limit of 14 days laid down in the Police Pensions
Regulations, by which applications should be made for
such certificates, has expired.
Head of Change
iv. applications for admission or re-admission to the Police
Pension Scheme where an officer has previously chosen
to opt out.
Head of Change
v. the retirement of members of the Constabulary on the
grounds of ill health and the payment of ordinary and ill-
health pensions and gratuities (including injury benefits)
as appropriate; and the processing of appeals lodged by
individuals under Police Pensions Regulations and
associated legislation (as amended) .
(Approval to the retirement of the Chief Constable on the
grounds of ill-health is subject to consultation with the
PCC).
Head of People/ Head
of Human Resources
e. To approve advances of gross salary to a figure equal
to one month’s net basic salary, the criteria for approving
advances to be agreed with the Staff Associations.
(Approval of amounts above one month’s net basic salary,
Head of People/Senior
Employee Relations
f. To permit uncertificated sick leave for a period of up to 7 Manager
consecutive days (including any day on which, even if he
were fit to do so, the officer would not have been required
to perform police duty), in accordance with Regulation 33
and Annex P paragraph 1(a) to the Police Regulations
2003.
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Head of People
g. To arrange for medical examination of police officers
who are certificated as unfit for duty by their own doctor
where the Authority’s own medical advice disputes the
finding, in accordance with regulation 33 and Annex P
paragraph (1)(b) to the Police Regulations 2003.
10. POLICE STAFF
Superannuation and Pensions:
i. To authorise the payment of any statutory pensions,
gratuities, grants, etc. under the provisions of the
Head of Change/Head
Superannuation and Pensions Acts and Regulations and
of People
any local Acts.
ii.To approve applications for the reinstatement of widows’
pensions on the termination of a second marriage
Head of Change/Head
because of the death of the second husband, divorce etc. of People
iii. To authorise the payment of gratuities under Section
54 of the County of Lancashire Act 1984
Head of Change/Head
iv. To determine the actual injury allowance payable on
of People
each individual qualifying case of injury or disease, both
retrospective and for the future.
Head of Change/Head
of People
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