The Bermuda Police Association has asked for a meeting with Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, to discuss a continuing dispute over their terms and conditions of employment.

But it has so far failed to contribute to a report about the issues at stake, according to the Ministry of National Security, and so the document will not yet be made public.

“As it stands, the report is currently incomplete,” said a Ministry spokeswoman. “Once it is complete, there shouldn’t be any impediment as to why the Government could not release it. There is no indication on the timeline of its completion at this stage.”

The association and the Ministry have been at loggerheads over terms and conditions of employment since last year, as the Government has tried to cut spending in the Bermuda Police Service.

The row resulted in about 100 police officers gathering on Cabinet grounds last December to present complaints to Michael Dunkley, the Premier.

After the demonstration, a working group was tasked with producing a report exploring the issues surrounding government employees’ health insurance. The Government’s Public Sector Negotiating Team, comprised of Gary Phillips, John Harvey and Martin Law, was part of the working group, along with the BPA.

In June 2015 it was revealed, in response to parliamentary questions, that about $3 million annually had been paid by the Government for health insurance premiums covering the Bermuda Police Service in recent years.

The BPA agreed to be part of the working group involved in producing the report, but it has “not been very co-operative in this joint process”, according to a source.

The source said the report looked at “whether police should continue to not pay any health insurance”.

The Ministry spokeswoman said: “The Public Sector Negotiating Team has delivered a report, as mandated by their terms of engagement. That report has been reviewed by the Ministry of National Security.

“To date, we have not had the benefit of the Bermuda Police Association’s contribution to the process. Whilst the BPA has requested a meeting with the Minister of National Security, that meeting has not yet been scheduled. It is still hoped that the Ministry will receive a substantive view from the BPA to complete this process.”

It was not possible to reach anyone from the BPA by press time.