Home Office circular 018/2009
Forfeiture of Police Pensions
- Broad subject: Police Service
- Issue date: Wed Nov 04 15:15:38 GMT 2009
- From:
Crime Reduction and Community Safety Group (CRCSG), Policing Powers and Protection Unit
- Sub category: Police discipline
- Implementation date: Wed Nov 04 15:15:38 GMT 2009
- For more info contact:
Vic Marshall - 020 7035 0846
Sarah Muir - 020 7035 0836
This Circular Replaces Circular No 26 / 2006 : Forfeiture of Police Pensions
This Circular Replaces Circular No 056/1998 : Forfeiture of Police Pensions
The purpose of this circular is to draw attention to an update to our previous guidance issued in Circular 26/2006. Paragraph 8 of Annex B has been amended in order to clarify that there is no minimum limit on forfeiture, only a maximum of 65%.
2. For ease of reference, the relevant annexes are attached below and include an updated annex B. In addition, at annex D we have included a transcript of the judgement in the case of Harrington v Metropolitan Police Authority, which Police Authorities may find useful when assessing whether a case merits an application for a pension forfeiture certificate:
- annex A describes the legislation
- annex B explains the procedures
- annex C provides guidance on what should be included in an application to the Home Secretary for a certificate
- annex D is a transcript of the Harrington judgement.
3. Applications for certificates should be addressed to the Policing Powers & Protection Unit, *4th floor, Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF. We welcome telephone inquiries about this from police forces and authorities.
Sarah Muir
*With effect from 1 December we will be located on 5th floor, Fry Building, 2 Marxham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Attachments
- Annex A describes the legislation (Microsoft Word file - 28kb)
- Annex B (Microsoft Word file - 38kb)
- Annex C (Microsoft Word file - 32kb)
Annex C provides guidance on what should be included in an application to the Home Secretary for a certificate.
- Annex D (PDF file - 1mb - Warning: large file)
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