Fairer treatment secured for injured officers after change in compensation guidance

27 October 2025

Police officers and other emergency workers will now be treated more fairly when injured in the line of duty, following successful work by the Police Federation of England and Wales and the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS) to force changes to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) guidance.

The change comes after the Federation raised concerns that too many officers were being unfairly denied compensation under outdated guidance.

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