Medical

Medical Appeals

The Agency's Policy Branch also plays a small but significant role in medical ill-health retirement and injury on duty appeals. This Agency, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is responsible for appointing the board of medical referees who hear the appeals. Since 1 October 2003 all medical ill-health retirement and injury award on duty appeals have been referred to a Board of Referees supplied by BUPA Wellness. If you wish to make an appeal against a decision on ill-health retirement you must contact your own police force.

This Agency provides guidance to the board of medical referees which is regularly updated. A copy of the latest guidance can be viewed by clicking the link below.

Guidance for Police Pension Scheme Medical Appeals (pdf 598Kb)

The table below gives a statistical breakdown for each quarter from April 2007 of the number and type of determinations received and the outcomes.

Medical Ill-Health
Quarter	Carried forward	Received	Completed	Withdrawn	Outstanding
1	21	0	5	2	13
2	13	5	4	2	12
3	12	3	2	2	11
4	11	1	3	3	6

 

 

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