Police Pension Remedy
Keywords
Pension, Remedy, Discrimination, NPPS, Retire, Detriment, Ruling, McCloud, Sargeant, Unlawful, Policy, Implemented, Active, Health, IDC.
Publication Number
PUB 1467
FOI Reference Number
17375
Request Title
Police Pension Remedy
Date Range
2015 to 2022
Information Requested
Can you if possible provided the following information on Police pension remedy following the discrimination that was found to have taken place with the 2015 NPPS.
1. Can you please provide information if Essex constabulary are allowing police officer to retire from the force under immediate detriment as per the ruling in relation to McCloud/Sargeant unlawful discrimination in their pensions.
2. If this is the case when was the policy implemented and is it still active including officers who have to retire through the ill health process.
3 . How many officer have left the force that have been able to access the correct pension using your immediate detriment policy.
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
05 August 2022
Date of Disclosure
02 September 2022
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 17375 Response
FOI Duty
First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to all your request.
Second Duty – See below
Fact – See below
Exemption – Not applicable
Reasoning – See below
Caveat: The statements are correct as at 05 August 2022
1. Can you please provide information if Essex constabulary are allowing police officer to retire from the force under immediate detriment as per the ruling in relation to McCloud/Sargeant unlawful discrimination in their pensions.
Yes this is allowed.
2. If this is the case when was the policy implemented and is it still active including officers who have to retire through the ill health process.
The policy was implemented in August 2020 and it still applies.
3 . How many officer have left the force that have been able to access the correct pension using your immediate detriment policy.
49 have retired on IDC basis. 10 are soon to be retired with the option of IDC.
You may also be interested in the following article available via our publication scheme:
Essex Police Pension Board | Essex Police
Further publications regarding Essex Police pensions can be accessed via the following link:
Financial information regarding the Essex Police Officer Pension Fund Account can be found within the Statement of Accounts published by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex:
Statement of Accounts - Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner (pfcc.police.uk)