Police Injury Awards and Retirements on Medical Grounds 2020 to 2022
Keywords
Injury, Awards, Retirements, Medical, Former, Receipt, Pension, Authority, Bands, Banding, Reviews, Increase, Decrease, Benefit, Remain, Reduce, Retired, Grounds, Recommendation, Appealed, PMAB, SMP, IOD.
Publication Number
PUB 1441
FOI Reference Number
16786
Request Title
Police Officers in receipt of Police Injury Awards by Bands - 2020 to 2022
Date Range
January 2020 to February 2022
Information Requested
(1) As of 1st January 2020 what was the total number of former officers in receipt of police injury awards from Essex Police Authority / Police Pension Authority in each of the 4 bands (1-4)?
(2) Broken down by year and banding how many regulation 37(1) reviews took place between 01/01/2020 and 15/02/2022?
(3) Broken down by year and banding how many of the reviews in (2) above resulted in
(A) no change
(B) increase in banding
(C) decrease in banding
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
03 March 2022
Date of Disclosure
16 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16786 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 03 March 2022.
1) As of 01 January 2020 what was the total number of former Officers in receipt of Police Injury Awards from Essex Police Authority/Police Pension Authority in each of the 4 bands (1-4)?
The below data is post January 2020, however, this is the working database for Injury Benefit Pensioners.
|
Band |
Number of Officers |
|
Band 1 |
36 |
|
Band 2 |
49 |
|
Band 3 |
71 |
|
Band 4 |
96 |
|
Total |
252 |
(2) Broken down by year and banding how many regulation 37(1) reviews took place between 01 January 2020 and 15 February 2022?
|
Band/Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Band 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Band 2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Band 3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Band 4 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
|
Total |
0 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
(3) Broken down by year and banding how many of the reviews in (2) above resulted in: (A) no change, (B) increase in banding, (C) decrease in banding.
2021:
1 x Remain Band 2
1 x Remain Band 4
4 x Reduce Band 4 to 2.
2022:
2 x Reduce Band 4 to 3
3 x Reduce 4 Band to 2
1 x Remain Band 4.
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
FOI Reference Number
16809
Request Title
Reviews of Former Police Officers who were Retired on Medical Grounds
Date Range
01 January 2020 to 03 March 2022
Information Requested
1. The number of reviews the force intends to carry out
2. How many reviews have been conducted so far
3. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation of the FME was to reduce the level of award to the officer.
4. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation was for the award to remain the same.
5. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation was for the award to be increased.
Can I ask that the reply please is split between each existing award bands and hence the increase/remain or decrease in award ( the initial recommendation ) is able to be reviewed for each band.
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
03 March 2022
Date of Disclosure
16 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
Essex Police Pension Board
FOI 16809 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 03 March 2022.
Data: 01 January 2020 to 03 March 2022.
1. The number of reviews the force intends to carry out.
Approximately 120.
2. How many reviews have been conducted so far.
The number of Regulation 37 Reviews conducted is listed below:
|
Band/Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Band 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Band 2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Band 3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Band 4 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
|
Total |
0 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
3. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation of the FME was to reduce the level of award to the officer.
2021:
4 x Reduce Band 4 to 2.
2022:
2 x Reduce Band 4 to 3
3 x Reduce 4 Band to 2.
4. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation was for the award to remain the same.
2021:
1 x Remain Band 2
1 x Remain Band 4.
2022:
1 x Remain Band 4.
5. The number of reviews where the initial recommendation was for the award to be increased.
2021 – Nil.
2022 – Nil.
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
FOI Reference Number
16818
Request Title
Injury On Duty Pension (IOD) 2021 to 2022
Date Range
01 May 2021 to 01 March 2022
Information Requested
This FOI request is related to Former Police Officers in receipt of an Injury On Duty Pension (IOD) and relates to the following date range. 1st May 2021 to 1st March 2022. In relation to this FOI request, can you please tell me:
1. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have had their IOD pensions reviewed, within the above time scale.
2. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have attended an appointment with a Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP), within the above time scale.
3. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have following that review, had their IOD pensions reduced, within the above timescale.
4. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have appealed to a Police Medical Assessment Board (PMAB), or have cases to the PMAB pending, within the above timescale.
5. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have appealed to a PMAB and had the original SMP decision changed, within the above timescale.
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
02 March 2022
Date of Disclosure
16 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16818 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 02 March 2022.
1. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have had their IOD pensions reviewed, within the above time scale.
12 in total.
2. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have attended an appointment with a Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP), within the above time scale.
10 in total.
3. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have following that review, had their IOD pensions reduced, within the above timescale.
2021:
4 x Reduce Band 4 to 2.
2022:
2 x Reduce Band 4 to 3
3 x Reduce 4 Band to 2.
4. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have appealed to a Police Medical Assessment Board (PMAB), or have cases to the PMAB pending, within the above timescale.
4 in total with a possible further 2.
5. The number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have appealed to a PMAB and had the original SMP decision changed, within the above timescale.
Nil.
FOI Reference Number
16929
Request Title
Injury On Duty Pension (IOD) Reviews 2021 to 2022
Date Range
01 May 2021 to 01 March 2022
Information Requested
In response to that request about the number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have had their IOD pensions reviewed, within the above time scale of 1st May 2021 to 1st March 2022, you responded: 12 in total.
Then in response to my request about the number of former officers in receipt of an IOD award who have attended an appointment with a Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP), within the above time scale, you responded: 10 in total.
There appears to be a discrepancy between the 12 ‘reviews’ actually having been carried out within the specified time period, as compared to the 10 persons, actually having attended a Selected Medical Practitioner's (SMP) appointment.
To clarify, can you please answer the following questions?
1. Did these two reviews of former officers in receipt of an IOD, not include an appointment with the SMP?
2. If that is the case, then what was the IOD banding of these two persons reviewed without an SMP appointment?
3. Were any of the reviews carried out as paper or ‘tabletop’ reviews. I.e. this is where a review is carried out on an IOD pensioner but does not include the involvement of an SMP's appointment?
4. Is there any policy determining which IOD bands under review, are, or are not referred, to an SMP?
5. If there is not such a policy and no paper or ‘tabletop’ reviews were carried out, can you please explain why these reviews were not referred to the SMP, as in the other cases?
The timescale remains the same from 1st May 2021 to 1st March 2022
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
05 April 2022
Date of Disclosure
03 May 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16929 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 05 April 2022.
1. Did these two reviews of former officers in receipt of an IOD, not include an appointment with the SMP?
No appointment required.
2. If that is the case, then what was the IOD banding of these two persons reviewed without an SMP appointment?
Band 4.
3. Were any of the reviews carried out as paper or ‘tabletop’ reviews i.e. this is where a review is carried out on an IOD pensioner but does not include the involvement of an SMP's appointment?
Yes, by the SMP.
4. Is there any policy determining which IOD bands under review, are, or are not referred, to an SMP?
No, all cases in scope are referred.
5. If there is not such a policy and no paper or ‘tabletop’ reviews were carried out, can you please explain why these reviews were not referred to the SMP, as in the other cases?
These were referred to the SMP.