Ayre Pension Ombudsman determination
Read the determination here: Pensions Ombudsman determination to Hymberside Police Authority of applicant Mr R T Ayre – Police Injury Benefit Scheme
Sharp Pensions Ombudsman determination
Read the determination here: Pensions Ombudsman determination to Northamptonshire Police Authroity of applicant Mr G J Sharp – The Police Injury Benefits Scheme
Haworth V Northumbria Police
Read the judgement here: Judgement in the case of Susan Haworth v Northumbria Police Authority May 2012
Turner V PMAB & Metropolitan
Read the precis here: Precis of Turner v PMAB Jul 2009 ‘Police Federation succeeds in upholding the injury pension rights of a disabled former police officer’ Read the full judgement here: Judgement in the case of Turner v The Police Medical Appeal Board Jul 2009
South Wales V Anton (Crocker)
Use the link to view the full judgement.
Pollard V PMAB & West Yorkshire
Read the precis here: Precis of Pollard V PMAB Feb 2009 ‘Pollard and the effect on Injury Award Reviews’ Read the full judgement here: Judgement in the case of Pollard V Police Medical Appeal Board and West Yorkshire Police Authority Feb 2009
Employment Support Allowance – deductions before February 2017
Prior to 10th February 2017 ESA was not deductible from an injury pension. Use the links for advice if ESA was deducted prior to this date: Home Office letter reply to NARPO 2014 Home Office scanned copy of letter reply to NARPO Apr 2014 ESA – enquiry letter template resource
Public Sector Pensions Overpayment
Recent questions in the House of Commons and attendant publicity has highlighted an issue of overpayment of pensions to retired public sector employees including those in the police scheme. This is a complicated issue. In essence, the problem has to do with the Guaranteed Minimum Pension, its calculation, index linking and impact on the individual’s […]
High Court orders the withdrawal of Home Office Police Pensions guidance
The High Court has quashed guidance issued by the Home Office which has been used to reduce the injury pensions of thousands of injured former police officers. All of these cuts to the pensions of former injured officers will now have to be further reviewed. The court ordered the Home Office to publicise the withdrawal […]
Recent Injury Award case gives further guidance on the assessment of Police Injury Awards where an underlying degenerative condition has been affected by an injury on duty
The Court in this case concluded that an approach based on acceleration or aggravation is not appropriate. If at the time when the question is referred to the Selected Medical Practitioner, there is a disablement which is permanent, and if the duty injury caused or substantially contributed to that disablement at that time, then the […]