§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider providing for police officers personal accident insurance in line with that provided for other local authority employees, in particular members of the fire and ambulance services.
§ Mr. RaisonIt is doubtful whether police authorities have an insurable interest in police officers, who are not employees and whose conditions of service are prescribed in detail in regulations. The Police Pensions Act 1976 makes specific provision for the payment of benefits to police officers who are injured or killed on duty and the payment of any additional benefits must be derived from this Act or from regulations made under it. We are exploring the possibility of improving the compensation payable under the police pension scheme for death or incapacitating injury sustained on duty.