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| Police officers sue forces over forced retirement | Police officers sue forces over forced retirement |
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| Five police forces are to be taken to an employment tribunal accused of age discrimination. | Five police forces are to be taken to an employment tribunal accused of age discrimination. |
| The tribunal will hear cases on behalf of more than 250 former officers over "Regulation A19", which compels those who have served 30 years to retire. | |
| Claims are being brought against the Nottinghamshire, West Midlands, Devon and Cornwall, North Wales and South Wales forces. | Claims are being brought against the Nottinghamshire, West Midlands, Devon and Cornwall, North Wales and South Wales forces. |
| The officers involved are seeking compensation for unfair dismissal. | The officers involved are seeking compensation for unfair dismissal. |
| It is understood some may also ask to be reinstated. | It is understood some may also ask to be reinstated. |
| 'Vigorously oppose claims' | 'Vigorously oppose claims' |
| The case is being brought by three parties - Nottinghamshire Police Federation, Devon and Cornwall Police Federation and the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales (PSAEW). | The case is being brought by three parties - Nottinghamshire Police Federation, Devon and Cornwall Police Federation and the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales (PSAEW). |
| The Nottinghamshire federation is bringing two to three test cases on behalf of 153 former officers, while Devon and Cornwall has a similarly small number of test cases for 86 of its members. | The Nottinghamshire federation is bringing two to three test cases on behalf of 153 former officers, while Devon and Cornwall has a similarly small number of test cases for 86 of its members. |
| The PSAEW said it would bring test cases against all five forces on behalf of 22 superintendents and chief superintendents. | The PSAEW said it would bring test cases against all five forces on behalf of 22 superintendents and chief superintendents. |
| As crown servants police officers cannot be made redundant, but under the A19 regulation they can be retired on the grounds of efficiency. | As crown servants police officers cannot be made redundant, but under the A19 regulation they can be retired on the grounds of efficiency. |
| It has been used by several forces facing significant funding cuts. | It has been used by several forces facing significant funding cuts. |
| Phill Matthews, chairman of Nottinghamshire Police Federation, said: "This is a wholesale, indiscriminate way of making large swathes of the workforce redundant with no compensation other than their pension, which they are entitled to anyway, to fall back on. | |
| "This is age discrimination. We're saying that the force has used the regulation to balance its books rather than for the individual efficiencies that it was designed for." | |
| Nottinghamshire Police said it would "vigorously oppose the unfair dismissal claim", while North Wales Police said it was not in a position to comment because proceedings were under way.. | |
| The tribunal is due to take place in Croydon on 11 February. |