The Police Pensions Regulations 2015

Appeals to Secretary of State

208.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to payment of benefits under this scheme to or in respect of a member of a police force in England and Wales other than a home police force.

(2) The member or person claiming payment of a benefit in respect of the member (P) may, subject to regulation 209, appeal to the Secretary of State against any of the following decisions—

(a) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to accept P’s claim for payment of a benefit;

(b) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to pay P a benefit the entitlement to which arises on the fulfilment of conditions which do not include a claim for payment;

(c) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to accept P’s claim for payment of a benefit larger than the benefit granted to P;

(d) a decision by the police pension authority acting in exercise of its functions as scheme manager under regulation 75 (permanent medical unfitness) as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable;

(e) a decision by the scheme manager under regulation 115 (cancellation of ill-health pension: failure to receive appropriate medical treatment) as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable;

(f) a decision by the scheme manager under regulation 107 (reduction of pension in case of default) to reduce the amount of pension payable to the member.

(3) Regulation 225 (procedure on appeals to the Secretary of State) sets out the procedure for appeals under this regulation to the Secretary of State.