Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority People Committee with an overview of the review of the Ill Health Retirement (IHR) and Injury on Duty (IoD) award processes, following quarterly updates over the last 12 months.
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Meeting
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People committee - 28 February 2024
Date : 28 February 2024
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.
Previous reports to the Committee throughout 2023 outlined improvements that had been identified and implemented, including:
• Enhanced communication prior to approval between Police Scotland and the Authority.
• A senior People and Development (P&D) resource to oversee processes and report on risks and gaps.
• Improvements in the recording and monitoring of cases and timeframes throughout both processes.
• The offer to officers of a meeting to meet their P&D point of contact and discuss the application process.
• The recruitment of 5 additional SMPs and subsequent additional appointments to reduce the processing timescales.
• A 6-month trial which commenced in May 2023 to fast-track IHR cases to Police Scotland’s Director of People and Development.
• An interim process change, where, when possible, the SMP that considered IHR also conducted the IoD determination without the need for face-to-face appointments, unless requested by the officer therefore reducing the requirement to re-live trauma.
