Following the Supreme Court’s refusal of the government’s application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice v McCloud and Secretary of State for...

September 2024 The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2024, down from 2.2% in August. Full details can be found on the ONS website Public service pensions in...

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...

In this case, the interested party, K, was a serving police officer who had developed post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2005, a duly qualified medical practitioner decided that K was disabled and that that was...

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...

Pensions and divorce is a complex area and it is advisable to seek expert legal advice. Please use the links for useful documents on this subject: Police Pensions on divorce Pension Sharing Transfer Values...

The following information and online support resources have been collated into one place to assist Local Branches, Welfare Contacts and Members with wellbeing and support when someone dies. England – What to do when...

HM Treasury has published a new consultation that seeks views on proposals relating to the 2015 public service pension scheme reforms. Following the Court of Appeal judgment in December 2018, the Government has been...

Landmark Chambers is a leading set of barristers chambers who often advise on a range of statutory schemes including pensions. This resource provides information on the law relating to police pensions and will explain...

On 12 February 2019, the SAB Chair wrote to the Home Office, confirming a unified agreement from the board that a one year extension of the employee contribution rate should be made. The Home...

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published a table that sets out the similarities and differences between marriage and civil partnership in England and Wales. The GEO table applies to same-sex and opposite-sex couples...

If you have been underpaid in your Pension and the Pension Authority is repaying you the monies owed, you are entitled to interest payable on said repayment. If the Pension Authority do not include...

The ONS have now published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2020 and this stands at 0.5% Full details can be found on the ONS website

We are aware that Pension Administrators have sent letters to Members regarding Employment Support Allowance (ESA)  and Relevant Deductible Benefits. It asks the person to complete a questionnaire and requests to consent for the...

Corsham and others v Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex and others; Hazell and others v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police and others (2019) EWCA Civ 676 This judgment concerned appeals against...

Use this link to find your Pension Administrator: Index of pension administrator contacts Please note this link is a GOV.UK website You may find some of the Pension Administrators have changed. Update 16th October...

A guide to the contracted out payment equivalent (COPE), and guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) This guide explains briefly what GMP is and how it affects the amount of pension you are paid.  It is...

SI 2019/378: Amendments are made to various instruments relating to pensions payable in respect of police officers in England and Wales and firefighters in England. Provisions are also made to make provision for amendment...

In February 2017, on an application by Denise Brewster for judicial review relating to the local government scheme in Northern Ireland, the Supreme Court held that the nomination requirement should be disapplied and that...

The calculator allows police officers to see an illustration of their projected pension benefits. Police Pensions Calculator