You may be onto something Dan! Just spoke to another colleague with a mil-bridged JAR Cpl H who is doing his IR in a couple of weeks, he has been told by his trg provider and also verbally by the CAA FCL that he still has the Atpl theory credit required to complete his IR.
I have asked him to get it in writing from them and will keep you updated as to his progress. Of course this is completely contrary to what I was told this morning!