§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 1 February (WA 29–30), whether they will give further details of the payments to police officers on duty. [HL1559]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonPursuant to my reply of 1 February 2000, cols.WA 29–30, Table 1 in respect of the number of injuries to police officers in England in 1997–98 and 1998–99 related to injuries which resulted in police officers being absent from work for more than three consecutive days and not all injuries as implied by the Answer. Under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985, employers are not required to report injuries which result in less or no time off work.
The table is reproduced as follows:
Table 1 Injuries to police officers resulting in more than 3 consecutive days off work Type of Accident 1997–98 1998–99 Struck by moving, flying or falling object 134 154 Struck by moving vehicle 52 73 Strike against something fixed or stationary 83 94 Injured whilst handling, lifting or carrying 238 326 Slip, trip or fall on same level 326 324 Falls from height 87 103 Exposed to or contact with harmful substance 21 36 Injured by an animal 35 51 Injuries caused by assault or violence 527 448 Other kind of accident 184 160 Totals 1,687 1,769 Source:
Health and Safety Executive.
51WAThe Police Service does not make payments to officers who are injured on duty.
Officers may apply to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for compensation for personal injury arising from crimes of violence.