Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority's People Committee with an overview of Ill Health Retirement & Injury of Duty Review Update.
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Meeting
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People Committee - 28 February 2023
Date : 28 February 2023
Location : online
Background
The Authority, in conjunction with Police Scotland, initiated a piece of work to review the Ill Health Retirement (IHR) and Injury on Duty (IoD) award processes in late 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Two strands of work have been taken forward under this review:
The legal arrangements underpinning the processes, reporting to the Authority’s Legal Committee; and
The approach, communication, governance and approval arrangements underpinning the processes and reporting to the Authority’s People Committee.
Throughout 2020 and 2021, as a result of the pandemic, appointments with Selected Medical Practitioners (SMP) were severely curtailed or unable to go ahead. In addition, there were significant delays in receiving the necessary information from GPs and other relevant NHS specialists to progress cases.
As resource and expertise has focused on supporting and progressing the backlog of cases, the progress of this review in relation to the approach, communication, governance and approval arrangements has been impacted.
