# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Regulation 86: Referral of medical questions for purpose of early payment of a full retirement pension on grounds of permanent medical unfitness


(1) Before considering whether a deferred member of this scheme is entitled to early payment of a full retirement pension on grounds of permanent medical unfitness, the police pension authority must refer the following questions to a selected medical practitioner for decision—
(a) whether the member is medically unfit for performing the ordinary duties of a member of the police force;
(b) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent;
(c) whether the member is medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment; and
(d) whether that medical unfitness is likely to be permanent.
(2) The selected medical practitioner must—
(a) examine or interview the member as the selected medical practitioner thinks appropriate;
(b) decide the questions referred to the selected medical practitioner under paragraph (1); and
(c) give the police pension authority and the member a report containing a decision on those questions.
(3) That report is final, subject to—
(a) an appeal under Schedule 1 against the decision of the selected medical practitioner; or
(b) the referral under Schedule 1 of the decision of the selected medical practitioner for reconsideration.
(4) For the purpose of paragraph (1), “early payment” means payment before the member reaches the member's state pension age .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/regulation/86 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-86
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