Report Summary
Issued 5 February 2024, this FOI response provides information held on numbers of officers retired via ill health and subsequently awarded an Injury on Duty award.
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Response
1. From Jan 2017 until Dec 2023 the total number of officers who have retired via the ill health retirement process.
Response: The total number of officers who have retired via the Ill Health Retirement process from 1 Jan 2017 until 31 Dec 2023 is 470.
2. Please could I have Bandings of the Officers who were granted Ill health retirement in point 1 and were then subsequently awarded an Injury on Duty Award
Response: There were 165 officers that retired on the grounds of Ill Health from 1 Jan 2017 until 31 December 2023 applied and had an Injury on Duty award approved in the same time frame.
Of the 165 officers:
• Nine were awarded 25% or less (slight disablement)
• 23 were awarded more than 25% but not more than 50% (minor disablement)
• 81 were awarded more than 50% but not more than 75% (major disablement)
• 52 were awarded more than 75% (very severe disablement)
