FOI 3358 Police Officers And Pensions

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 20 October 2011. Please find below the response to your request:

1.    How many police officers in your force retired in (a) 2010/2011; (b) 2009/10; and (c) 2008/9?  

Reply

• 2008/09 - 91
• 2009/10 - 90
• 2010/11 - 124

2.    How many of the police officers in your force who were promoted (including temporary promotion) had 28 or more years of pensionable service in a. 2010/11, b.  2009/10, c. 2008/9 ?

Reply

• 2008/09 - 1
• 2009/10 - 0
• 2010/11 - 0

3.    How many (a) active members; (b) deferred members and (c) pensioners; did you have in your police officer pension schemes (including both the Police Pension Scheme and the New Police Pension Scheme) in (a) 2010/2011; (b) 2009/10; and (c) 2008/9?  

Reply

2010/2011 Police Pension Scheme

Actives           1860

Deferreds       401

Pensioners    2259

2010/2011 New Police Pension Scheme

Actives           369

Deferreds       22

2009/2010 Police Pension Scheme

Actives           1972

Deferreds       390

Pensioners    2167

2009/2010 New Police Pension Scheme

Actives           363

Deferreds       18

2008/2009 Police Pension Scheme

Actives           2095

Deferreds       390

Pensioners    2088

2008/2009 New Police Pension Scheme

Actives           327

Deferreds       11

4.   How many pensioners on the Police Pension Scheme ceased (through becoming deceased or otherwise) being on the pension scheme in (a) 2010/2011; (b) 2009/10; and (c) 2008/9? 

Reply

2010/2011 Pensions Ceasing        37

2009/2010 Pensions Ceasing        35

2008/2009 Pensions Ceasing        30

5. What was the average age of retirement for police officers in your force in (a) 2010/2011; (b) 2009/10 and (c) 2008/9? 

Reply

2010/2011     51.10

2009/10          51.56

2008/09          50.46

6. How many civilians employed in 2010/11 were retired officers (from yours or any other force in the UK)? 

Reply

There were 40 members of Police staff whose employment commenced in 2010/2011 who are police pensioners with West Mercia Police.  No recorded information is held if any other were police pensioners with any other force.

7. In 2010/11 what was your total expenditure on pension

Reply

 £45.921m

and what proportion of the pension scheme contributions in your force was made up for by:

a. employer contributions?

Reply

43%

b. employee contributions?

Reply

19%

c.  Home Office top-up?

Reply 

36%

d. any other source?  

Reply

2%

8. Please provide the number of retired officers who receive the capped pension pay-out allowance of £123,600/year as per regulation G1(1A) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and if any pension pay-out exceeded this amount.

Reply 

None