The Industrial Cases Reports
[2020] ICR 1311
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police)
v
Crown Court at Sheffield
[2020] EWHC 210 (Admin)
2019 May 16;
2020 Feb 6
2020 Feb 6
Jefford J
Police— Pension— Injury pension— Police officer retiring on ground of permanent disablement— Officer making injury pension claim years later on basis disablement resulting from injury received in execution of duty— Injury pension awarded as from date of claim— Crown Court on appeal backdating award to date of retirement and awarding interest— Whether Crown Court having jurisdiction to decide appeal— Whether injury pension to be backdated to date of retirement— Whether power to award interest—
Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/932) (as amended by Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/3063), regs 3, 7(4)), regs 11, 34, 43(1)