NARPO – The voice of retired police officers

Hounds for Heroes

We need your support! Hounds for Heroes are urgently looking to recruit full time Puppy Parents   We need full time puppy parents and short term foster homes for our puppies. Although you do not need experience or qualifications to look after one of our puppies in training, you will need to meet certain criteria […]

EASTER HOLIDAYS AT BOW STREET POLICE MUSEUM

• There’s UPROAR! at the Museum with historian Alice Loxton as she shares stories from her new book UPROAR! Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London. • Hear tales of murder, corruption and theatrics in our Stages and Cells walking tour, a collaboration with the Royal Opera House. • Discover how Bow Street, an unremarkable […]

Police Pension and index linking

Police Pensions are currently index linked from age 55yrs and are increased in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Pensions are uprated each April and the level of increase is determined by CPI in September of the preceding year. Use the links for details of the applicable increases: How index linking works Inflation and price […]

Contracting Out And Pension Contributions

As police officers only paid class 2 NI contributions as they were contracted out they may not have the required 35 years to qualify for the full STSP. To ascertain how many years contributions you have to qualify under the STSP please use the details below. They will not tell you over the phone and […]

GMP Equalisation

When the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) was introduced in April 1978, it was possible to contract-out of it into an occupational pension scheme. A condition of it being used to contract-out was that the scheme provided a defined benefit (known as a GMP). The requirement to provide a GMP was removed from April 1997 […]

Police Treatment Centres – Retired Officer Wellbeing Programme

A one week structured programme designed specifically for those who have retired from the Police Family and have a formal diagnosis of mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Please note, this Programme is not intended to address symptoms of PTSD which require a longer input. Follow the link below for further information. Police Treatment Centres […]

Special Ops: Crime Squad UK

Production company Red Sauce, who make the show ‘Special Ops: Crime Squad UK’ are currently looking for recently retired police officers who may be happy to be featured in our documentary to discuss any major crime investigations they have been involved in. The show is a documentary series looking at the work of the super-specialist, […]

February Half-Term at Bow Street Police Museum

FEBRUARY HALF-TERM AT BOW STREET POLICE MUSEUM  Join special guests The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret for an evening in the cells and explore the world of crime and medicine with our first Museum Late. Hear from former DCI Jackie Malton as she discusses how she became the inspiration for Lynda La Plantes’ seminal […]

Age UK Cymru – Information Guides and Factsheets

Find you local Age Cymru Your local Age Cymru helps with things like befriending, shopping, transport, filling in forms, advocacy, social activities, exercise classes and much more. Each local Age Cymru partner is an independent charity and together we work in strong partnership to promote the well-being of older people through national and local campaigns, […]