Injury Award Reviews:
Regulation 37 Explained
If you receive a police injury pension, it can be looked at again. Here is which regulation governs that, what the selected medical practitioner can and cannot change, what a band change does to the money, and how to challenge the result.
Independent information, not advice · Sources checked 30 September 2026 · England and Wales unless stated
Yes, the injury pension can be reduced, but only through a review under regulation 37 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006. The police pension authority reviews at suitable intervals and must refer the question to an SMP, who can only change your band if your degree of disablement has substantially altered since the award or last review. You can appeal to a medical board within 28 days of receiving the SMP's report.
General information about the rules for former officers in England and Wales who receive an injury pension. It is not legal or medical advice. Reviews turn on your own medical and employment evidence, and several points of law in this area have been decided case by case. If you have been told a review is starting, speak to your Federation (if still serving), NARPO or another pensioner association, or a solicitor who handles police injury pensions.
Which regulation governs a review? Regulation 37, confirmed
We checked this against legislation.gov.uk. Regulation 37 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/932) is headed "Reassessment of injury pension". It sits in Part 5 (revision and withdrawal or forfeiture of awards). Paragraph (1), with the 2012 wording change, reads:
"Subject to the provisions of this Part, where an injury pension is payable under these Regulations, the police pension authority shall, at such intervals as may be suitable, consider whether the degree of the pensioner's disablement has altered; and if after such consideration the police pension authority find that the degree of the pensioner's disablement has substantially altered, the pension shall be revised accordingly."
Three things to know about the text:
- legislation.gov.uk shows only the "as made" version, with later amendments listed as not yet applied. We read the amending instruments.
- The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/3063), in force from 16 January 2012, replaced "police authority" with "police pension authority" across these regulations.
- SI 2018/997, regulation 20, extended paragraphs (2) to (4) to 2015 scheme pensions.
The review works together with regulation 30(2). When the authority is considering whether to revise an injury pension, it must refer the question of the degree of disablement to a selected medical practitioner (SMP). Regulation 37 applies to injury pensions under the 2006 Regulations, which cover officers in all three pension schemes. It does not apply to the one-off gratuity.
Who starts a review, when, and what triggers one
The duty is the police pension authority's, which is the chief officer of the force that pays your award. The regulation fixes no interval. The case law, in general terms:
- Suitable intervals, not constant ones. In Turner [2009] EWHC 1867 (Admin) the High Court indicated annual reviews were not, at least normally, contemplated. A barristers' guide adds that more frequent reviews may be appropriate where a condition is changing quickly.
- It cannot be switched off for good. In R (Goodland) v Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police [2020] EWHC 2477 (Admin) the court held that the regulation does not allow an authority to decide in advance that a suitable interval will never arrive. A former authority's promise not to review was unlawful and did not bind the chief constable.
- Considering means referring. A barristers' guide, relying on Yates (1999) and Crudace [2012] EWHC 112 (Admin), argues that once the authority starts to consider whether your disablement has altered, it must refer the question to an SMP. On that reading, informal "sifting" by force staff is not a lawful substitute for the SMP.
In practice reviews are started by a force's review programme under its own policy, by information suggesting your condition or work has changed, or by a request from you. The regulation gives you no separate right to force a review, but it does not stop you asking. If your condition has worsened, a review can move you to a higher band.
Forces set their own review timetables and letters. Ask for the policy that applies to you and when your last review was.
What evidence is used
The degree of disablement is about earning capacity. Regulation 7(5) says it is decided "by reference to the degree to which [your] earning capacity has been affected" by the duty injury. So a review looks at medical evidence and at your working life together:
Under regulation 33, if you wilfully or negligently fail to attend an interview or submit to an examination the SMP considers necessary, the authority can decide the review itself on whatever evidence and medical advice it thinks necessary. In Goodland (2020), pensioners who refused to complete questionnaires and give access to their medical records had their reviews decided under regulation 33, and the High Court upheld that on the facts.
NARPO's guide reports that the Information Commissioner's Office said in 2017 that a force cannot demand excessive personal data for a review, giving full medical records from birth as an example. Those two positions need careful handling. Do not refuse a request outright: ask what is needed and why, offer relevant records, and take advice.
The test on review: has your disablement substantially altered?
The Court of Appeal set the framework in Metropolitan Police Authority v Laws [2010] EWCA Civ 1099. The earlier decision on the degree of disablement "is taken as a given", and the only duty is to decide whether, since then, there has been a substantial alteration. The barristers' guide we read breaks this into stages:
- Has anything altered since the award or last review, in your uninjured earning capacity or in what you can actually earn with the injury?
- Is the alteration substantial? No revision can be made for an insubstantial change. The guide suggests anything more than marginal can count.
- Only then: what is your degree of disablement now, and which band does it fall in?
The same case held that earning capacity is not frozen at the date of the award. The Court said the extent to which a pensioner remains disabled from work "must be capable of being affected by the acquisition of new skills". NARPO's guide lists the kinds of change an SMP can rely on:
- a change in the medical effects of the duty injury;
- new skills that change the jobs you could reasonably do, or the hours you could work;
- an additional non-duty condition that independently affects earning capacity (NARPO's reading, which we have not checked against a judgment: take advice if this is raised in your review); and
- jobs you could reasonably do that have only become available since the last decision.
In R (Simpson) v Police Medical Appeal Board [2012] EWHC 808 (Admin) the High Court said the scheme "requires an assessment as to whether there has been an alteration in the degree of disablement first", and a new decision on the present degree is only permissible once a substantial alteration has been found (paragraph 28). So an SMP should not carry out a fresh assessment of earning capacity and then compare it with the old band to find a change. Whether there is a substantial change is the first question.
What a review can decide
| Outcome | When | What happens to the money |
|---|---|---|
| No change | The SMP finds no alteration, or an alteration that is not substantial | Nothing changes. The authority has no power to revise the pension. |
| Higher band | Your degree of disablement has substantially increased | The guarantee rises to the higher band's percentage, so the injury pension rises. |
| Lower band | Your degree of disablement has substantially reduced | The guarantee falls to the lower band's percentage, so the injury pension falls, possibly to nil once offsets are deducted (Sch 3 para 8). |
| Termination: disability ceased | Only where you are not also receiving a police ordinary, ill-health or short-service pension, or a 2015 scheme retirement pension (reg 37(2)) | The injury pension stops. |
| Termination: pension ended | Your ill-health pension, or early payment of a deferred pension on health grounds, is terminated under the pension rules (reg 37(3), (4)) | The injury pension stops too. |
Regulation 37 talks only about revising "the pension". It does not provide for the gratuity to be repaid on a reduction or topped up on an increase.
What a review cannot revisit
Because the earlier decision is a given, a review cannot be used to reopen the original case. From Laws and the cases it approved (Turner), and the guidance we read:
- Entitlement and causation. Whether you were injured in the execution of duty, and whether the disablement is permanent, were settled when the award was made.
- The earlier clinical judgment. The Court of Appeal held that an SMP cannot revise the pension on the ground that the clinical basis of an earlier assessment was wrong.
- Jobs that were already open to you. NARPO's guide, citing Turner, says jobs available at the last decision, or jobs you had already done, cannot be evidence of change.
- Age on its own. Simpson found no basis in regulation 37 for a different approach at different ages.
The other side of the same rule: if you think the original award was too low, a review is not the way to argue that. That is a matter for reconsideration under regulation 32(2) or, where the time limit is still open, an appeal.
How a band change moves the money
The injury pension is the minimum income guarantee for your band and service, less three-quarters of your police pension (75%, Schedule 3 paragraph 6). Your police pension does not change on a review, so the offset stays the same and, as long as the injury pension stays above nil, the whole change in the guarantee passes through to it. If the offset is larger than the new guarantee, the injury pension is nil and a further cut makes no difference (paragraph 8).
| Band | Guarantee | Less three-quarters of pension | Injury pension a year | Total with pension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Very severe | 85% = £37,862 | £10,874 | £26,988 | £41,487 |
| 3: Major | 70% = £31,181 | £10,874 | £20,307 | £34,806 |
| 2: Minor | 50% = £22,272 | £10,874 | £11,398 | £25,897 |
| 1: Slight | 30% = £13,363 | £10,874 | £2,489 | £16,988 |
In this illustration, a review that moves the pensioner from band 3 to band 2 cuts the injury pension by £8,909 a year, and a further move to band 1 cuts it by £8,909. The pension itself is unaffected. Notice how small the band 1 injury pension is here: with a larger police pension it would be nil. Figures are before tax and state benefit offsets, ignore annual pension increases, and use salary as a stand-in for average pensionable pay. The ill-health pension is taxable; HMRC says injury benefit can be paid tax-free (EIM75900), so a cut in the injury pension usually reduces take-home income by the full amount of the cut. The percentages come from Schedule 3 as read on 30 September 2026:
- Band 1 (slight, 25% or less loss of earning capacity): guarantee 15% / 30% / 45% / 60% by service band.
- Band 2 (minor, more than 25% but not more than 50% loss of earning capacity): guarantee 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% by service band.
- Band 3 (major, more than 50% but not more than 75% loss of earning capacity): guarantee 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% by service band.
- Band 4 (very severe, more than 75% loss of earning capacity): guarantee 85% / 85% / 85% / 85% by service band.
Two rules matter here. Paragraph 6 treats a pension reduced by commutation, allocation or a pension debit as if it had not been reduced, so taking a lump sum does not increase your injury pension. Paragraph 8 means no injury pension is paid if the deductions exceed the guarantee. Try your own figures in the injury award calculator.
Other benefits: Schedule 3 paragraph 7
Separately from any review, paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 reduces the injury pension by certain state benefits paid for the same week. As made, and as amended in 2017 and 2018, the list covers:
- industrial injuries benefits for the same injury (including unemployability supplement and hospital treatment increases);
- reduced earnings allowance;
- incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, until the first day after retirement that is not a day of incapacity for work; and
- contribution-based employment and support allowance only (not income-related ESA), until the first day after retirement on which you do not have (or are not treated as having) limited capability for work. Under SI 2018/262 there is no deduction for a second or later ESA claim after retirement, or for ESA that follows an earlier incapacity benefit deduction.
Each deduction is capped at the rate of the benefit that applied when you left the force (paragraph 7(2)). Universal Credit, PIP and DLA are not on the list.
The state pension is not on the list. How the deductions are calculated was considered by the Court of Appeal in Evans v Chief Constable of South Wales [2018] EWCA Civ 2107, according to both guides we read. If you start or stop one of these benefits, tell the authority that pays your award. Changes in benefits are not a regulation 37 review and do not change your band.
Appeals, reconsideration and other challenges
- Appeal to the medical board. Under regulation 31, give written notice of appeal to the police pension authority within 28 days of receiving the SMP's report (or any longer period it allows), and send a statement of your grounds within a further 28 days. The board of medical referees (commonly the Police Medical Appeal Board) has at least three doctors, one a specialist in a relevant condition (Schedule 6). It rehears the regulation 37 questions and must apply the same test as the SMP.
- Costs. Each side normally bears its own expenses. The authority refunds your reasonable attendance expenses if you win. If you lose and the board reports that the appeal was frivolous or vexatious, the authority may ask you to contribute to the board's fees unless the board finds exceptional reasons not to (Schedule 6, paragraph 8). If a hearing is cancelled, adjourned or postponed at your request, or because of something you did or did not do, less than 22 days before the date set (weekends included), the authority can also ask you to pay towards the cost, unless the board decides it was not your fault (paragraph 8(3) and (4), as amended by SI 2010/431). The same rule works in your favour if the authority causes a late cancellation.
- When the new band applies. The barristers' guide we read reports that the High Court in Fisher [2017] EWHC 455 (Admin) held that each decision takes effect from its own date, so a board's decision on appeal runs from the board's date, not the SMP's. We could not read the judgment itself, so check this with your representative.
- Reconsideration by agreement. Regulation 32(2) lets you and the authority agree to send a final decision back to the SMP or board. The Court of Appeal in Boskovic [2019] EWCA Civ 676 described it as consensual and facilitative, and said the authority can weigh delay and cost when deciding whether to agree.
- Crown Court and judicial review. Regulation 34 gives an appeal to the Crown Court against the authority's refusal to admit a claim or a larger award, but the court is bound by final medical decisions (regulation 36). A board decision that is wrong in law can be challenged by judicial review, which has short time limits.
The Home Office's PMAB guidance was withdrawn in September 2022 pending new guidance. Ask the authority how it passes appeals to the board, and diary the 28 days from the date you receive the SMP report: the appeal deadline calculator works out the notice and grounds dates for you.
Retirement age, pension age and death
Age. Old Home Office guidance allowed forces to put former officers in the lowest band at 65 unless there was a "cogent reason" not to. The High Court declared that guidance unlawful in Simpson (2012), and Home Office Circular 007/2012 told authorities to act in line with the judgment. The barristers' guide we read reports that guidance on reviews at compulsory retirement age, using national average earnings by default, was then challenged in Slater, and that the whole of the old Circular 46/2004 was withdrawn in 2014; we have not seen the withdrawal notice ourselves. NARPO's reading is that any review at those ages still needs an individual assessment. Reaching an age is not in itself a substantial alteration. Our guide to whether an injury pension is for life, and what happens at 65 covers the age questions in more depth.
For life. Regulation 43 says awards are payable for life unless the regulations provide otherwise. The only ways the injury pension ends are the terminations in regulation 37(2) to (4), forfeiture for the very serious offences in regulation 40, withdrawal while you serve again as a regular officer (regulation 39), or death.
On death. Your own injury pension stops. If your death results from the duty injury, a surviving spouse or civil partner and children may qualify for special awards under regulations 13 to 17. See death in service benefits and our survivors and dependants guide.
How to prepare for a review
- Your original award letter and the SMP or board report that set your current band.
- Any later review reports.
- A treatment history since the last decision: GP and specialist appointments, medication, therapy, operations.
- A work history since the last decision: jobs, hours, why any job ended, adjustments you needed, earnings.
- Courses and qualifications, with a note of whether you could actually use them given your condition.
- DWP awards and assessments, and letters about benefits listed in Schedule 3 paragraph 7.
- What is your review policy, and why is my review happening now?
- Which SMP will see me, and what questions will they be asked?
- What records do you want, and why is each needed?
- Will I get copies of every report the SMP relies on?
At the appointment, describe a typical day and your worst days accurately, not just how you feel on the day. If your condition fluctuates, say so and bring evidence. NARPO's guide says a former officer is entitled to see copies of notes or reports from any doctor who gives the SMP an opinion.
The Federation, NARPO and solicitors
Most people facing a review have left the police, so Federation representation may no longer apply. Ask your former Federation branch what it offers retired members. NARPO, the national association for retired police officers, publishes the review guidance we cite here. Some solicitors and barristers specialise in police injury pensions and have brought the cases on this page.
Before instructing anyone, ask what the fee is, whether they have handled regulation 37 reviews and medical board appeals, and whether any legal expenses insurance you hold covers it. A board appeal is on medical evidence, so ask about obtaining your own independent medical report and who pays for it.
Summary: trigger, decision-maker, outcome, challenge
| Trigger | Who decides | Possible outcome | How to challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| The authority's review cycle (a 'suitable interval') | Police pension authority decides to consider; SMP decides whether disablement has substantially altered | No change, higher band, lower band, or (in limited cases) termination | Board of medical referees (PMAB): notice within 28 days of receiving the SMP report; reconsideration by agreement (reg 32(2)) |
| You ask for a review (for example, your condition has worsened) | The authority decides whether and when to consider; once it does, the SMP decides | Same as above: the SMP can find no substantial alteration | As above. A refusal by the authority to act is a public law question: take legal advice |
| Reaching what would have been your compulsory retirement age, or state pension age | Authority may choose to review; SMP applies the normal regulation 37 test | No automatic change: age alone is not a lawful reason to move you to the lowest band (Simpson, 2012) | As above |
| You do not attend, or do not submit to examination | The authority itself, under regulation 33, on the evidence it thinks necessary | Any of the above, decided without the SMP | Legal advice; Crown Court or judicial review depending on the issue |
| Your ill-health pension stops (for example, your disablement for police duties has ceased and the pension ends) | Authority under the pension scheme rules | The injury pension also ends (reg 37(3) and (4)) | Appeal the underlying pension decision under the pension scheme |
| You rejoin a police force as a regular officer | Authority, at its discretion | All or part of the injury pension may be withdrawn while you serve (reg 39) | Regulation 39 is a discretion, and reg 36(1) bars a Crown Court appeal against discretionary decisions, so judicial review is the likely route. Take legal advice quickly |
What people get wrong
- "The force decides my band on review." The authority starts the process, but the degree of disablement is decided by the SMP, or by a board on appeal, unless regulation 33 applies.
- "They can cut me to band 1 because I'm 65." Not on age alone (Simpson).
- "A review can re-examine whether it was really a duty injury." No. Entitlement and causation are settled (Laws).
- "Any improvement means a reduction." Only a substantial alteration can change the band.
- "They promised me no more reviews." The High Court in Goodland held such a promise was unlawful and not binding.
- "A reduction takes back the gratuity." Regulation 37 revises the pension only.
- "Refusing to cooperate stops the review." It can let the authority decide without the SMP (regulation 33).
- "Reviews only ever go down." A substantial worsening can move you to a higher band.
Our older injury awards guide and police injury pension guide give the wider picture. For an injury that happened recently, start with injured on duty: what to do step by step.
What we could not verify
- A consolidated official text. legislation.gov.uk has not applied later amendments to these regulations. We read the amending instruments and quote paragraph (1) with the 2012 wording change, which also matches the barristers' guide.
- Force review policies. Intervals, questionnaires and record requests differ by force. We give no interval because the regulation sets none.
- Several case reports. We read the judgments in Laws, Goodland, Kelly and Simpson (paragraphs 28 and 42, read 7 October 2026) directly. Turner, Fisher, Boskovic, Crudace, Slater and Evans are described from the Landmark Chambers and NARPO guides, and we could not open the primary judgments.
- Current Home Office guidance. The PMAB guidance was withdrawn in 2022 and we found no replacement, or any current Home Office guidance specifically on regulation 37 reviews beyond Circular 007/2012.
- The ICO view on records. Reported by NARPO; we did not read the ICO decision itself.
- Crown Court appeal time limits. Not in the regulations, and we could not confirm the court rule that applies. Some appeals to the Crown Court must be started within 21 days, so treat it as urgent and take advice promptly.
- Non-duty conditions and the effective date. NARPO's view that a new non-duty condition can count as a change, and the Fisher point on when a new band takes effect, come from secondary guides. Ask a specialist if either affects you.
- Tax. HMRC says police injury benefit can be paid tax-free (EIM75900). That manual page covers pensions; we say nothing about the tax treatment of the one-off gratuity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a regulation 37 review of a police injury award?
Regulation 37 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 requires the police pension authority, at such intervals as may be suitable, to consider whether the degree of an injury pensioner's disablement has altered. If it finds the degree has substantially altered, the injury pension is revised. The question must be referred to a selected medical practitioner (SMP).
Can a police injury award be reduced?
The injury pension can be reduced, but only through a regulation 37 review in which the SMP (or on appeal the medical board) finds that your degree of disablement has substantially altered since the award or the last review, and then places you in a lower band. The one-off gratuity already paid is not reclaimed; regulation 37 revises only the pension.
How often can my injury award be reviewed?
The regulation says 'at such intervals as may be suitable', and gives no fixed period. The High Court in Turner (2009) indicated annual reviews would not normally be contemplated, and in Goodland (2020) held that an authority cannot decide in advance never to review. Each force sets its own review policy.
Can I ask for my police injury award to be reviewed if my condition gets worse?
The duty to review sits with the police pension authority, but nothing in regulation 37 stops you asking it to consider your case, with medical evidence of the change. If a review finds your degree of disablement has substantially increased, the pension is revised upwards. Ask your force how it handles pensioner requests.
Can a review look again at whether my injury happened on duty?
No. The Court of Appeal in Laws (2010) said the earlier decision on the degree of disablement is taken as a given and the only question is whether it has since substantially altered. The SMP cannot revisit your entitlement or the factual basis of the original award, such as whether the injury was received in the execution of duty.
Will my injury pension be reduced at 65 or state pension age?
Not automatically. In Simpson (2012) the High Court declared unlawful the Home Office guidance that allowed former officers to be placed in the lowest band at 65 without a cogent reason, finding no basis in regulation 37 for a different approach at different ages. The state pension is not among the benefits Schedule 3 deducts. A review at that age must still apply the normal test.
Do I have to give my medical records for an injury award review?
The regulations do not expressly require it, but in Goodland (2020) the High Court held that pensioners' refusal to give access to their medical records allowed the force to decide the reviews itself under regulation 33. NARPO reports an ICO view from 2017 that forces cannot demand excessive data. Take advice before refusing any request.
What happens if I don't attend my injury award review?
If you wilfully or negligently fail to attend an interview or submit to an examination the SMP considers necessary, regulation 33 lets the police pension authority decide the question itself on the evidence and advice it thinks necessary. If it happens on an appeal, the appeal is treated as withdrawn. Ask for a new date in writing if you cannot attend.
Can my injury pension be stopped completely?
Only in limited cases. Regulation 37(2) terminates it if your disability has ceased and you are not also receiving a police ordinary, ill-health, short-service or 2015 scheme retirement pension. It also ends if your ill-health pension, or early payment of a deferred pension on health grounds, is terminated under the pension rules (reg 37(3) and (4)). The authority can withdraw it while you serve again as a regular officer (reg 39), and it can be forfeited after conviction for certain very serious offences (reg 40). Separately, nothing is paid in a week where the deductions exceed the guarantee (Schedule 3 para 8).
How do I appeal an injury award review decision?
Give written notice of appeal to the police pension authority within 28 days of receiving the SMP's report (or any longer period it allows), then send your grounds within a further 28 days. The appeal goes to a board of medical referees, usually called a Police Medical Appeal Board, which applies the same regulation 37 test.
Does a new job or qualification affect my injury award review?
It can. In Laws the Court of Appeal said a pensioner's earning capacity is not frozen and can be affected by acquiring new skills. The SMP must still find a substantial alteration since the last decision, and NARPO's guidance, citing Turner, says jobs that were already available to you at the last decision are not evidence of change.
When does a changed band take effect?
This is not settled in the regulations. A barristers' guide reports that in Fisher (2017) the High Court held that a board's decision on a review appeal took effect from the date of the board's decision, not the earlier SMP decision, and that a reconsideration agreed under regulation 32(2) has been backdated in one Crown Court case. We could not read the judgment itself. Ask your representative how this affects you.
Sources and how we checked them
Every factual claim on this page was written from the sources below, read on 30 September 2026. Rules and figures change, so check the source for the date you are reading this. Where we could not confirm something from an official or independent source, the page says so rather than guessing. Spotted something out of date? See our corrections policy.
- Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/932), regulation 37: reassessment of injury pension (legislation.gov.uk) — the review duty and the 'substantially altered' test; termination in reg 37(2)-(4). Shown as made; amendments listed but not applied (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, Part 4: regulations 30 to 36 (legislation.gov.uk) — reference of the degree of disablement to an SMP when revising a pension (reg 30(2)); 28-day appeal (reg 31); reconsideration (reg 32); refusal to be examined (reg 33); Crown Court (reg 34, 36) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, Part 5 and Part 6: regulations 38 to 43 (legislation.gov.uk) — reduction for default, withdrawal while serving (reg 39), payment for life (reg 43) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, Schedule 3 and Schedule 6 (legislation.gov.uk) — guarantee table, three-quarters pension offset and commutation (para 6), benefit offsets (para 7); appeal procedure and costs (Sch 6) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Changes to legislation: SI 2006/932 (legislation.gov.uk) — amendments to reg 37 by SI 2018/997 reg 20, to Sch 3 para 7 by SI 2017/21 and SI 2018/262, and 'police pension authority' by SI 2011/3063 (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Police and Firefighters' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/997), regulation 20 (legislation.gov.uk) — adds 2015 scheme pensions to reg 37(2)-(4) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Police Injury Benefit (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/262) (legislation.gov.uk) — employment and support allowance offset rules in Sch 3 para 7(3)(d)-(e) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Metropolitan Police Authority v Laws [2010] EWCA Civ 1099 (National Archives) — the earlier decision is a given; only question is substantial alteration; earning capacity can change with new skills (accessed 30 September 2026)
- R (Goodland) v Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police [2020] EWHC 2477 (Admin) (National Archives) — continuing duty to review; a promise never to review was unlawful; refusal of medical records and regulation 33 (accessed 30 September 2026)
- R (Simpson) v Police Medical Appeal Board [2012] EWHC 808 (Admin) (National Archives) — para 28: alteration in the degree of disablement must be decided first; para 42: declaration that the age-65 guidance was unlawful (read 7 October 2026) (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Home Office Circular 007/2012: guidance on police injury award reviews (GOV.UK) — records the Simpson judgment (21 February 2012) finding the age-65 review guidance unlawful (accessed 30 September 2026)
- Landmark Chambers, Police Injury Pensions, chapter 6 (2020) — barristers' guide: amended text of reg 37, review stages, Turner, Simpson, Slater, Fisher, Crudace, Boskovic, Evans. Secondary source (accessed 30 September 2026)
- NARPO, Injury Award Reviews aide memoire (November 2021) — what to prepare; ICO 2017 view on excessive data; Turner on previously available jobs; Kelly and Goodland summaries. Secondary source (accessed 30 September 2026)
- GOV.UK: Police Medical Appeal Board guidance (withdrawn 1 September 2022) — old guidance archived; replacement 'in due course' (accessed 30 September 2026)
- R (Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police) v Kelly [2021] EWCA Civ 1699 (National Archives) — injury pension payable from retirement; Crown Court jurisdiction over entitlement and amount (accessed 30 September 2026)
- HMRC Employment Income Manual EIM75900 (injury benefit schemes, including police and firefighters) — injury benefit 'can be paid tax-free'; does not settle an individual award (accessed 30 September 2026)
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