NARPO – The voice of retired police officers
NARPO – The voice of retired police officers

NARPO and the New UK Police Memorial – 24th January 2022

As members may know, the new UK Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire was dedicated by HRH the Prince of Wales in July 2021 following a successful fundraising campaign of which NARPO and its members played a significant part. Families of officers killed, representatives from the Service, policing charities including NARPO, politicians […]

MenAreTalking – Man Cancer – 21st January 2022

Get Tested – Get Talking – Get Treated. Helping the newly diagnosed (and those supporting them) to become streetwise about this scary ‘man cancer’ thing and the treatments that will get their lives back on track.   “I’m sorry to have to tell you Mr Colegrove… it is cancer” I heard these words at the […]

Invitation to take part in research about the Police Covenant in England and Wales

Please see the following email message from the Home Office Communications Directorate inviting stakeholders to take part in research about the Police Covenant.  Members may wish to take part, and if so, please use the link in the email- We are looking for volunteers to take part in research that will help shape a campaign […]

Injury Award Reviews

We are aware that some Forces are currently conducting Injury Award Reviews under Regulation 37 Police [Injury Benefit] Regulations 2006. FISHER v Northumbria case reinforces previous case law when determining the ‘uninjured’ earnings capacity, when carrying out a review under Regulation 37; and we would remind members of the TURNER case, which concluded that: The […]

September CPI Published

The ONS have now published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2021 and this stands at 3.1 %. As a result, Police Pensions will increase by 3.1% as of April 2022. Full details can be found on the ONS website

NARPO 2021 Photography Competition…And the Winner Is

Congratulations to winner Keith Stoneman from our Eastbourne branch for, he was our members favourite and the judges just loved the composition and felt the photo in which you can tell the sun was coming out after a rain shower was the perfect ‘sign of hope and positivity’. They also said that in 2021 we […]

NARPO Conference 2021

The 2021 NARPO conference took place on Friday 10th September in Llandudno. Our conference is an important event in our calendar and an opportunity for Branches to come together to discuss Branch activities and membership and a chance to share experiences, ideas and learning. On the day we were joined by a number of fantastic […]

State Pension Triple Lock

The state pension triple lock has been critical to maintaining the standard of living of many older people across the country since its introduction in 2011. It guarantees that the basic state pension will rise by a minimum of either 2.5%, the rate of inflation or average earnings growth, whichever is largest. Please use the […]

State Pension if you’ve lived in Australia, Canada or New Zealand

The government intends to change the rules on how the UK State Pension is calculated if you move to live in the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you have previously lived in: Australia, before 1 March 2001 Canada New Zealand This is because the UK has left the EU. From 1 January 2022, you will no longer […]