§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if contributions to the Police Pension Scheme made before 5 April 1978 took into account provision for a pro rata pension for widows; and for what reason pensions are not paid to the widows of police officers who married or re-married after their retirement if that retirement was before 5 April 1978. [30762]
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§ Mr. DenhamIt is a principle in public service pension schemes that members are required to contribute towards the cost of their benefits. Prior to 5 April 1978 the police scheme attracted a widow's pension of half the husband's pension. However, in line with other public service pension schemes, it did not provide survivor benefits for wives married to those who had already retired from the police service. Officers' pension contributions at the time reflected this. The greater current contribution rate of 11 per cent. partly reflects the additional benefit of the provision of pensions for post-retirement widows.
§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are claiming a retirement pension; and how many of those retired before 5 April 1978. [30750]
§ Mr. DenhamThe data requested are not collated centrally.
§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers who retired before 5 April 1978 remarried after that date; and what estimate he has made of(a) the average pension payment and (b) the total cost to the Government of paying widows of those police officers on the same basis as the widows of police officers who retired after that date. [30751]
§ Mr. DenhamThe data requested are not available centrally. The Government Actuary's Department has estimated that the capitalised cost of agreeing to this
Persons proceeded against under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, England and Wales, 1999 and 2000 Offence description Statute Proceeded against Sentenced Absolute/conditional discharge Fine 1999 Unauthorised access to computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 1 6 3 2 — Unauthorised Access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 2 3 1 — 1 Unauthorised modification of computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 3 4 7 — 1 Total 13 11 2 2 2000 Unauthorised access to computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 1 8 9 3 4 Unauthorised Access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 2 3 1 — — Unauthorised modification of computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec 3. 8 5 1 1 Total 19 15 4 5 670W
Offence description Statute Community sentence Suspended Sentence Immediate custody Other 1999 Unauthorised access to computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 1 1 — — — Unauthorised Access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 2 — — — — Unauthorised modification of computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 3 2 1 3 — Total 3 1 3 — 2000 Unauthorised access to computer material Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 1 2 — — — Unauthorised Access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences Computer Misuse Act 1990 Sec. 2 — — 1 — retrospective change across public service pension schemes would be in the region of £300 million to £500 million.