Entitlements On The Death Of A Jamaican Police Officer
Under the Constabulary Force act and Constables (Special) Act, if a constable or special constable dies while in the force, or as a result of injuries received during the course of duty, the Governor General may grant to the dependents of that constable, pensions and gratuities as set out in the regulations under the acts.
The acts define dependents of the constable to be his or her children, surviving spouse and mother. The children of the constable include adopted children, stepchildren or posthumous children. The father will not benefit unless the constable’s mother is deceased.
Unfortunately there is no mention of common-law spouses as beneficiaries, however this may change with recently proposed legislative changes.
Tags : Constables (Special) Act, constabulary force act
3 Responses to “Entitlements On The Death Of A Jamaican Police Officer”
said on August 21st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
why do they take so long to give out the gratuities to the children of the decease and why does common -law spouses dont count??? this is down right foolishness!!!
said on July 26th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
what is the amount that a decease officer should receive under the constabulary force act. please explain how this works.
Thanks
said on July 26th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
neeed to know amt payable to child of decease offficer.
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