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Restricted Officers
Posted on 20/12/2010
We are starting to receive a number of queries in the Federation office about officers who have restricted status. These queries will no doubt have been prompted in part by the recent NYPA decision to allow the Chief Constable to use Regulation A19 to compulsorily retire officers who have accrued maximum pension rights in order to reduce the number of police officers in North Yorkshire by 210 (Click here for more details: here for more details.
And also the Message of the Day:
Funding Settlement – Updated Position
Author Joanna Carter, Chief Finance Officer on 16/12/2010
On Monday (13 December) the Home Office announced grant funding settlements for forces in England and Wales incorporating a 5.1% reduction. For North Yorkshire Police this equates to a £4.3m cut for 2011/12 and a further reduction of £5.3m in 2012/13.
Our plans had worked on an overall gap next year of £11.5m. The funding reduction – along with factors such as taxation changes; inflation and costs to meet external contracts; and officer and staff contracted costs – means we will need to make cost reductions of between £9m to £11m overall.
Taking all these factors into consideration, the reductions add up to more than £19m by 2014/15. This means our comprehensive plans to balance the budget will have to be put into action, including the very difficult and painful decision to reduce police staff and police officer numbers.
We will undergo a significant restructure to maximise our efficiency while protecting front-line services. A range of measures will be used to achieve this such as working with partners and forces across the region to drive out savings.
Further information about how the reviews affect you will be provided as the plans develop further for each Directorate.
The JBB would ask that any officer who is 'restricted' in the first instance looks at the guidance here: - in relation to permanent disability for police pension purposes
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Click here :- where you will find information in relation to disability legislation and its application in the police service.
Each case must be judged on its own merits and each answer may vary dependant on whether an officer is Disabled within the meaning of Disability / Equality legislation AND / OR for police pensions purposes.
For those officers who have seen the Selected Medical Practitioner and have been classed as permanently disabled and the force has made a decision under A20 to retain them please be aware that an A20 decision can be reviewed where there is a significant change for the worse in the officer’s condition or a significant change in the operational requirements of the force, which invalidates the assumptions on which the officer was retained in the first place.
If this does take place for an officer please contact the Federation office immediately as in all cases there needs to be a report from the FMA (unless the review arises where an officer is facing a possible hearing under the Performance Regulations, in which case a report should be from an SMP) and officer is entitled to comment on any reports .
We will give one to one advice when requested and if you require this please ring the Federation office to arrange a time to come and see us.
Mark Botham
