The Police Pensions Regulations 2015

Appeals to Crown Court U.K.

207.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to payment of benefits under this scheme to or in respect of a member of a home police force.

(2) The member or person claiming payment of a benefit in respect of the member (P) may, subject to regulation 209 (limitation on appeals against decision of scheme manager), appeal to the Crown Court against any of the following decisions—

(a) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to accept P's claim for payment of a benefit;

(b) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to pay P a benefit the entitlement to which arises on the fulfilment of conditions which do not include a claim for payment;

(c) a decision by the scheme manager to refuse to accept P's claim for payment of a benefit larger than the benefit granted to P;

(d) a decision by the police pension authority acting in exercise of its functions as scheme manager under regulation 75 (permanent medical unfitness) as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable;

(e) a decision by the scheme manager under regulation 115 (cancellation of ill-health pension: failure to receive appropriate medical treatment) as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable;

(f) a decision by the scheme manager under regulation 107 (reduction of pension in case of default) to reduce the amount of pension payable to the member.

(3) The Crown Court, after enquiring into the case, may make such order in the matter as appears to it to be just.