Pension Matters

• Ron Thompson: Over the past three years I have been heavily involved in a very complex and successful series of Judicial Reviews against the Home Office & certain Police Authorities with regards to the unlawful reductions to former Police officers Injury on Duty awards. All of the Judicial Review applications were successful subsequently leading to the Home Office withdrawing that part of their Guidance which the Courts held to be unlawful. This decision has led to hundreds, if not thousands, of former Police Officers having their injury pensions reinstated to its correct level.
• Mark Botham: ( June 2014) 10 years experience of assisting in preparation of case papers and giving oral presentation at appeals re SMP & PMAB IOD reviews.
• 10 years experience of assisting in preparation of case papers and giving oral presentation at appeals re ESA / Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
• Looking to develop a partnership agreement with the Department of Work and Pensions which we believe will be of benefit to both 2 region JBBs and PFEW HQ as it will seek to include Benefit Training /Awareness including information on access to DWP services and the DWP Referral Process . 
• Mark Botham has 10 years experience of assisting in preparation, submission of registration, application  papers
• Currently vice chairman of Police Treatment Centres, St George’s Police Children’s Trust
• Member of management committee of Police Pensioner’s Housing Association since 2010
• Would provide support to JBBs in relation to submission of applications