THE\u00a0majority of police officers will be paying slightly less pension contributions than expected under the career average new scheme \u2013 set to come in on 1 April.<\/p>\n
Most officers (Tier 2 \u2013 those on a basic annual salary of more than \u00a327,000 but less than \u00a360,000) on the new career average salary (CARE) scheme will be paying 13.44\u00a0per cent\u00a0of their salaries into their pensions \u2013 lower than the 13.7% that had been anticipated.<\/p>\n
However, it is understood this will eventually go up to 13.7 per cent after 2019.<\/p>\n
Tier 1 officers \u2013 those on a basic annual salary of under \u00a327,000 \u2013 will pay 12.44\u00a0per cent, while tier 3 officers, who earn more than \u00a360,000, will pay 13.78 per cent.<\/p>\n
Officers who are under the protected final salary scheme or the tapered scheme are not affected by this update from the Home Office, released on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
Police Federation General Secretary Andy Fittes said: \u201cFrom our point of view, we would have preferred the final salary scheme to stay in place as it was a better scheme. But the Government were very firm that final salary schemes across the public sector would be going to end so having done that we are trying to get the best possible protection for officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
A letter from the Home Office to all members of the Police Advisory Board said: \u201cThe proposed rates for all 3 schemes have been approved by HM Treasury and PSPC(P)cross government committee are set out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proposed tiers for 2015-19 have been designed to ensure the proposed structure will deliver an overall average member contribution of 13.7% between 2015 and 2019. This reflects the principles set out in the Police Pensions Reform Design Framework published in September 2012. Tier boundaries will be fixed for the period to 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Fittes added: \u201cThis is an update that Police Federation was expecting into the appraising of the new police pension scheme due to commence in April.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe design of the scheme is not completely finalised and this report is part of that process.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new \u201ccareer average\u201d pension scheme for officers, coming in April, will replace the current final salary scheme and a new \u201cnormal\u201d pension age of 60 will be introduced.<\/p>\n
There will be no change in pension age or amount received at current pension age for those who, on 1 April 2012, were aged 45 or over or who are members of the 1987 police pension scheme and were aged 38 or over and 10 years or less away from being able to retire with a maximum 30 year pension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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