Injury Awards

  • Reference Number: 2159
  • Date released: 08 October 2009

Request

Has your force adopted the procedure on reviews of injury awards set out in Annex C to Home Office Circular 46/2004 and in what year did you adopt the procedure?

How many police officers have been subject to a review of their injury awards upon reaching retirement age in each year since 2004, broken down by the age at which they had the review?

How many of the officers who were subjected to that review had their injury awards reduced as a result in each year since 2004, broken down by (a) the amount of money by which the award was reduced and (b) the band in which they were placed.

How many of the officers who were subjected to that review had their injury awards reduced to Band 1 and 0% as a result in each year since 2004, broken down by (a) the amount of money by which the award was reduced and (b) the band in which they were in prior to the review.

Response

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