The claimant a police officer appealed a refusal of the Police Medical Board to find her permanently disabled because though she was found such in her present force, another force might be ready to offer her work.
Held: What counted was the status as against her present employer. The word ‘force’ in the regulation referred to the force in which the officer was employed, not the general police service. There is no national police force.
Judges:
Justice Underhill
Citations:
Times 18-Jan-2007, [2006] EWHC 3362 (Admin)
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Statutes:
Police Pension Regulations 1987 (SI 1987 No 257) 12A
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Not followed – Regina ex parte Sussex Police Authority v Beck QBD 2006
To be disabled from the police force within the meaning of regulation A12 meant that an individual had to be unable to work in any police force; not just the force she was with when she became disabled. There is no national police force. . .
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Updated: 02 June 2022; Ref: scu.247975