§ Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he will not allow provision to be made for personal accident insurance for police officers who are killed or injured in the course of their duties; if he will list any regulations which apply to police officers in this context: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrittanIt is doubtful whether a police authority has an insurable interest in police officers, who are not employees and whose conditions of service are prescribed in detail in regulations. The Police Pensions Regulations 1973, as amended, provide specifically for police officers who are injured or killed on duty, and we are satisfied that the cover provided is adequate.