§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the terms and conditions available to police officers of each rank from police constable to chief constable who have completed 30 years of service. [123107]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Police Regulations 1995 (as amended) set out terms and conditions of service for police officers of all ranks, regardless of length of service.
373WThe Police Pensions Regulations 1987 (as amended) set out the circumstances in which a regular policeman can retire with a policeman's ordinary pension.
Officers below Association of Chief Police (ACPO) rank are entitled to retire on completion of 25 years' pensionable service if they give the police authority a month's written notice of the intention to retire—or such shorter notice as may be accepted by the authority.
Officers of ACPO rank are entitled to retire on completion of 25 years' pensionable service if they have attained the age of 55 and give the police authority three months' written notice of the intention to retire; on completion of at least 25 years' pensionable service, regardless of age, if they are subject to a fixed term contract that is not, or cannot, be extended; or if the police authority otherwise decide to permit retirement before age 60. The full text of Regulation B1 of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 (as amended) is as follows:
An ordinary police pension is generally not payable until age 50 unless an officer has completed 30 years' pensionable service. Maximum pension benefits under the Police Pension Scheme are payable on completion of 30 years' pensionable service.