Injury Awards

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Dear Merseyside Police,

I make a formal application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to be provided with the following information:

(1) As of 1st September 2017 what is the total number of former police officers in receipt of injury awards from MerseysidePolice Authority / Merseyside Police Pension authority in accordance with police pension and police injury benefit regulations?

(2) As of 1st September 2017 what is the total number of former police officers are in receipt of injury awards from Merseyside Police Authority / Merseyside Police Pension authority in accordance with police pension and police injury benefit regulations in each of the 4 bands Band1 - Band4?

Yours faithfully,

Mark Botham

Freedom Of Information, Merseyside Police

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Dear Mr. Botham,

 

Response Letter - FOI Application DJ 2017 - 1115 MERPOL (please quote in
all correspondence)

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 28/10/2017. I note that you seek access to the
following information:

 

(Paraphrased) Police Pensions – injury award information.

 

Following receipt for your request searches were conducted within the
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that you requested is held by Merseyside
Police.

 

To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were
conducted in the H.R. Department records.

The searches located the records relevant to your request which are on the
attached schedule.

 

I have today been authorized by the Data Access Supervisor, senior
decision maker in this case, to disclose the located information to you,
as attached. Please find attached above, the response table with
information.

 

Complaint Rights

 

Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights review and of complaint.           

 

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
or e-mail me, at the below address, quoting the reference number above.

 

Yours faithfully

 

D Jackson

Disclosure Analyst

Merseyside Police

Data Access Unit (FOI)

PO BOX 59

LIVERPOOL L69 1JD

Fax: 0151 777 1677

E-mail:  [Merseyside Police request email]

 

Schedule(s) of disclosed information:   Please see attachment at the top
of the e-mail.