The Police Injury Benefit (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018

Amendment to the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) Schedule 3 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning of paragraph 7(3)(d) insert “subject to sub-paragraph (e), until the first day after his retirement which is not a day on which he has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(2)”.

(3) After paragraph 7(3)(d) insert—

(e)sub-paragraph (d) does not apply where—

(i)the amount of the injury pension has been reduced in respect of any week on account of incapacity benefit;

(ii)that reduction has ceased on the first day after the retirement of the person concerned which is not, or is deemed not to be, a day of incapacity for work within the meaning of section 30A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3); and

(iii)the person concerned becomes entitled to employment and support allowance by virtue of a claim that was made on or after the date on which their entitlement to incapacity benefit has ceased..

(1)

S.I. 2006/932; relevant amendment was made by S.I. 2017/21.

(2)

2007 c. 5. Section 1 was amended by sections 9(3)(b) and 58(1) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) and sections 33(3), 50(1), 52(2), 53, 54(1) and (2), 62(1), (2) and (3) and 147 of, and paragraphs 22 and 23 of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).