Members of the Civil Protection Department and the Correctional Service who are injured on duty and retire prematurely are to be entitled to an immediate retirement pension, according to motions approved by parliament this morning.

The motions were approved unanimously. They were moved by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela, who said such injured members would be entitled to a pension as if they had retired after 25 years service. 

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