Pension-related links
Presented here are a range of links to documents that you may need when dealing with your police pension. The contents of this page are copyright protected. If you want to reproduce any of these documents, please contact us before proceeding.
Legislation
Links to the regulations for the two current pension schemes, as originally made.
Police Pensions Regulations 1987 (SI 1987/257)
Police Pensions Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3415)
Explanatory Memorandum to 2006 Regulations (SI 2006/3415)
Members' guides
Guides on the two current pension schemes for police officers
Home Office circulars
More detailed guidance on various police pension issues
7/2012 - Guidance on police injury award reviews
4/2012 - Increased police officer pension contributions
8/2011 - Police pensions - commutation factors
9/2010 - Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 SI No. 431 and a related miscellaneous issue
8/2010 - Police pension scheme - British Transport Police transfers
18/2009 - Forfeiture of Police Pensions
14/2009 - Police pension scheme - amendment regulations 2009
6/2009 - Police pension scheme: new commutation factors and outcome of judicial review
23/2008 - Police medical appeal boards - new provider
20/2008 - Police pension scheme - further changes to PPS and NPPS as a result of 'A-Day'
14/2008 - Police pension schemes: trivial commutation and capitalisation for death gratuities
10/2008 - Police pension scheme - updated guidance
(linked to Home Office Circular 54/2005)
25/2007 - Police pension scheme - miscellaneous
44/2006 - Police Pensions Regulations 2006 and the new police pension scheme 2006
30/2006 - New compulsory retirement ages for police officers with effect from 1 October 2006
26/2006 - Forfeiture of police pensions
7/2006 - 'A-Day' and changes to police pensions regulations
63/2004 - Police pension scheme and the DDA
46/2004 - Police medical appeal boards/role of SMP/BTP transfers
39/2004 - Miscellaneous issues
3/2004 - Police medical appeal boards/role of SMP/BTP transfers
Supplementary documents
Police Medical Appeal Board guidance
Compulsory retirement ages (CRA) objective justification
Compulsory retirement ages - equality impact assessment
1987 Scheme (PPS)
Underpins on CETVs - guidance from GAD
Incoming transfers - guidance and factors from GAD
Commutation on retirement - guidance and factors from GAD
Transfer values and pension sharing - guidance and factors from GAD
2006 Scheme (NPPS)
Unmarried partners - administrators' guide (April 2007)
Unmarried partners - members' guide (April 2007)
NPPS lump sum death grant nomination form
Transfer values and pension sharing - guidance and factors from GAD
Incoming Transfers - guidance and factors from GAD