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Your Police

Federation Claimline

By Richard Langton, principal lawyer in What does the PF Claimline cover?
personal injury at Slater and Gordon You are covered for injuries and accidents both on and off duty,
this includes members of your family injured in the same or
ccidents happen, especially in police separate incidents. Your cover includes:
work. Injuries can happen at the O Road Traffic Accidents (either on or off duty)
A worst of times and treatment can O Fatal accident claims
sometimes go wrong. And it may not only be O Defective equipment
you who’s affected – your loved ones, your O Dog bites
colleagues and even your finances may feel O Accidents in the workplace
the pain too. O Training injuries
O Tripping or slipping
Over five decades working with Police Federation members we’ve O Occupational deafness
gained a wealth of practical experience across a wide range of O Clinical negligence claims
personal injury cases. We have detailed knowledge of the police
service, including police pay structure, pensions, promotion How do I start a claim?
prospects and issues related to medical retirement. If you have suffered a personal injury, either on or off duty you
can simply call the PF Claimline and one of our advice team will
Through our successful partnership with the Police Federation we take down the details and verify with the Joint Branch Board that
provide members with a dedicated PF Claimline for personal injury you’re a contributing member of the Federation. A lawyer will
cases. The service is provided as a benefit of your Federation look at your case within 24 hours of you making the call. Your
membership and covers you and your family members. We’ve put claim will be handled quickly and efficiently by a specialist.
together some of the most commonly asked questions by
Federation members about the PF Claimline. How much will I be charged?
You will retain 100% of the damages we recover on your behalf.
What is the PF Claimline? Most lawyers will charge up to 25% of a client’s damages if they
The PF Claimline is a telephone and on-line based service provided bring a claim for injuries caused by other people’s negligence. By
as part of your Federation membership, which members and their way of example if the damages awarded were £4,000 then you
family can access to start a claim for any type of personal injury may only receive £3,000, through the PF Claimline you would
accident free of charge. receive the full £4,000. We regularly speak to officers at
Federation roadshows who are unhappy they lost 25% because
Who provides the PF Claimline? they had gone elsewhere.
The Police Federation works in partnership with Slater and Gordon
to provide the PF Claimline. We’ve been working with the Police If you or a family member wishes to bring a claim please contact
Federation for over 50 years. During that time we’ve developed the PF Claimline on Freephone 0800 917 1999 or visit
extensive experience of the problems faced by police officers and pfclaimline.com where you will get advice free of charge. We
have a proven track record of providing the guidance and support hope you don’t need us, but if you do, we are here to support you.
required as well as fighting and winning difficult cases.

Prepare for retirement

Is retirement just around the corner? And are you wondering In 2019, they are on the following dates 7 February, 14 March,
what your options are? 11 April, 23 May, 18 July, 15 August, 12 September, 17 October, 21
West Midlands Police Federation is hosting a number of November and 19 December.
seminars for people in their last three years of service. The To book your place, please email westmidlandspf@polfed.org
sessions will cover a number of topics and can be attended by an with your name, collar number, work and personal email
officer’s husband, wife or partner. addresses, personal phone number, dietary requirements,
Topics covered include managing change and uncertainty, proposed retirement date and the number of places required
CV writing and interview techniques, police and state pensions since you are welcome to attend with your partner. Please put
and taxation, savings and investments. ‘retirement seminar’ and the date you wish to attend in the
The next available sessions are on 16 August, 18 October subject line.
and 22 November.

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