Retired Officers

FOI Requests

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

2. How many of the police officers in your authority who were promoted (including temporary promotion) in

a. 2010/11
b. 2009/10
c. 2008/9

Had 28 or more years of pensionable service?

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?

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?

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

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

7. In 2010/11 what was your total expenditure on pension and what proportion of the pension scheme contributions in your authority was made up for by:

a. employer contributions?
b. employee contributions?
c. Home Office top-up?
d. any other source?

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.

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Question 1:

a) 88
b) 68
c) 67

Question 2:

a. 2010/11 3
b. 2009/10 5
c. 2008/9 2

Question 3:

Question 4:
a. 57
b. 58
c. 47

Question 5:
a. 51
b. 51
c. 51

Question 6:
158

(note this only accounts for officers retired from Cheshire as we do not hold leaving reason for previous employment therefore whilst we may hold previous employer we cannot determine if they were an officer or staff member. )

Question 7:
a. Employer contributions? £18,331,076.20
b. Employee contributions? £8,248,971.96
c. Home Office top-up? £13,420,846.45
d. any other source? . None.

Question 8:
None