Hi folks,

I hope you are all staying safe and well.

Thank you to everyone that has emailed to say hello during the lockdown; I have benefitted so much from your uplifting messages during this awful time.

In the May edition of the NARPO (the National Association of Retired Police Officers) magazine – CEO Steve Edwards has provided the following update with regard to the proposed court proceedings concerning the Widows' Pension for Life Campaign.

“Despite the current ‘lockdown’ we continue to liaise and work with our legal team to progress this matter through the Courts. We sent an initial letter of claim to The Home Secretary and her legal team responded outlining that they would defend the claim. Following that response, we met with our legal team and Tiffany Lynch from the Police Federation, who are joined with us in the claim, to discuss our next steps. Despite the current national emergency our legal team are still working hard in the background obtaining witness statements, gathering supporting evidence and preparing the claim, with a view to issuing proceedings at Court sometime later this year, hopefully after this outbreak is over. Unless we see a change in attitude from Government, we anticipate that the case will be put before a judge in the autumn with a trial sometime in the summer next year.”

I hope that Steve’s update will reassure you that campaigning has not stopped despite the challenges of the current crisis.

Stay safe and know that you are all in my thoughts every single day.

Best wishes as always,

Cathryn

CathrynHall11@gmail.com