Request
How much money has been paid out in compensation to frontline police officers (including PCSO’s and specials) across the force as a result of an injury over the last three financial years? Please break down by:
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
If possible, please include any detail of the injury that compensation was claimed for.
Response
How much money has been paid out in compensation to frontline police officers (including PCSO’s and specials) across the force as a result of an injury over the last three financial years?
2012/2013 = £205,000
2013/2014 = £330,100
2014/2015 = £520,900
If possible, please include any detail of the injury that compensation was claimed for.
| Financial Year | Narrative | Number of payments |
| 2012-13 | Defective Equipment | 5 |
| Disease | 1 | |
| Dog Bite | 1 | |
| Lifting & handling | 4 | |
| Premises | 3 | |
| Slip/Trip | 2 | |
| System of work | 1 | |
| Training | 8 | |
| 2012-13 Total | 25 | |
| 2013-14 | Actions of Third Party | 3 |
| Defective Equipment | 6 | |
| Disease | 2 | |
| Dog Bite | 2 | |
| Lifting & handling | 5 | |
| Slip/Trip | 5 | |
| System of work | 1 | |
| Training | 5 | |
| 2013-14 Total | 29 | |
| 2014-15 | Defective Equipment | 3 |
| Slip/Trip | 3 | |
| System of work | 3 | |
| Training | 5 | |
| 2014-15 Total | 14 | |
| Grand Total | 68 |
The above information is based on financial years running 1 April to 31 March of the respective year, and based only on frontline officers not staff. The information is based on the date payments were made and bears no relationship to the date the incident occurred and also may only represent a part payment of damages on a claim (for example where further damages payments were made outside the requested period)
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