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
Process and Administration
The administration of IHR and IoD applications is undertaken by Police Scotland on behalf of the Authority by way of a service back arrangement. This is detailed in an agreement in terms of section 83 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
We have undertaken a risk based assessment of these processes and we remain content that the current service back arrangements are appropriate.
A number of improvements have been identified to strengthen the current arrangement including;
Improvements in the recording and monitoring of cases and timeframes throughout both processes;
Officers beginning the process, are now offered an early meeting to discuss their application. A representative is assigned to their case to provide a single point of contact through the process. We will monitor this approach to ensure it improves the experience of officers in the process.
Steps have been introduced to ensure all relevant information is submitted in advance of an officers appointment with the SMP to ensure the practitioner has all the information it needs to base their
decision and prevent further delay.
Five more SMPs have been recruited to work on Police Scotland IHR and IoD cases – this is an increased from 1 SMP who undertook this work for Police Scotland prior to 2020.
Additional appointments have been made available to Police Scotland officers. In January 2023, 23 SMP appointments (17 IHR and 6 IoD) were utilised. This focus will continue to drive down waiting times.
