IODPA

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  Bad Law (Appeal For Justice)

  2020-11-04
  Bad law, or a bad law, or bad laws may refer to: – A law that is oppressive – A law that causes injustice – Dumb laws, those laws which are particularly bizarre   Appeal for Justice Please support our appeal for crowdfunding for this very important cause. Make NO mistake, this ruling affectsRead More »

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  Ex-PSNI officers win court battle over injury award refusal

  2023-02-18
  Two former PSNI officers have won a High Court battle over being refused enhanced injury awards. A judge quashed a decision by the Northern Ireland Policing Board to reject independent medical assessments on the level of their disablement. Mr Justice Scoffield held that the authority misdirected itself on the meaning... Read More »
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  IODPA Member Commits To A 45 Mile Endurance Walk In 24 Hours

  2022-01-21
  IODPA member Keith Henderson has committed to an endurance walking challenge to raise funds for two charities, IODPA and Prostate Cancer UK. In a public post, this is what he wrote –   As some of you know, I had a crazy idea for a fundraiser. No one has tried... Read More »

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  Snippet #9 – Questions For A Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP)

  Questions For A Selected Medical Practitioner (SMP)   Under The Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, the SMP has four questions to consider for an injury award – (a) whether the person concerned is disabled (b) whether the disablement is likely to be permanent… (c) whether the disablement is the result of... Read More »
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  Snippet #8 – Calculating Injury Pensions

  Calculating Injury Pensions   Injury pensions are calculated using the table in Schedule 3 of The Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006. Only four parameters are needed for the calculation, Annual Pensionable Pay (‘APP’) Length of service Level of disability (band 1 to 4 as determined by the Selected Medical Practitioner... Read More »

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  Johnny

  Johnny’s Story After very little sickness during my service, I became seriously ill through work place events which was exasperated by the lack of support from my line managers and management. Had I received the support that I begged for, I would have ended up completing my service, but my... Read More »
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  Martin

  Martin’s story This is my story and I am writing it in the hope that it may give other Police IOD pensioners the confidence to appeal and challenge grossly unfair injury pension awards with the help and support of the IODPA. In the early 2000’s I was a Police Motorcyclist... Read More »

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  Membership

  Who can join? We offer membership to officers that have retired with an injury on duty pension, or are going through the process of ill health retirement and expect to receive an injury on duty pension at the conclusion of the process. We have members from every force in the country... Read More »

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  Signpost to Legal Advice

  We are a support based association with shared experiences that provides signposting and opinion and as such we do not give legal advice.  Support and information in facilitating you to deal with a frightening process is our strength and where IODPA cannot give legal advice, we can provide you with information... Read More »

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  Patrons and Ambassadors

  IODPA Patrons Pete Conway –  Comedian, singer and entertainer   I first became aware of the IODPA through talking to some of my old colleagues. I only spent a short time in the old Stoke on Trent City force but it was my formative years and I have remained friends... Read More »