Retirement Service

Helping you before, during and after you retire.

Retirement can be a step into the unknown. But as a member of the Police Service you don't have to prepare for it on your own. We can provide you with the information to help you make the right decisions for your retirement.

 
 

Retirement Service

Your pension options

Joining your Police Pension Scheme is an important place to start. Whether you're Police Staff or a serving Officer, the pension you receive when you retire will depend on the length of time you're in the scheme and the level of contributions you make.

Saving towards and into your retirement

In addition to your pension, you can make your money work harder for you before and into your retirement by looking at your savings options. We have a range of products and services that can help.

> Savings 

> Investments

> Stakeholder Pension

> Independent Financial Advice

Pre-retirement courses

When the time comes to retire, you'll have lots of questions. We provide free courses on retirement options for Police employees within six months of their retirement. These courses cover a range of topics.

  • How your pension works.
  • Tax, national insurance and state benefits.
  • Second career planning.
  • CV writing and interview skills.
  • Your financial and investment goals, including investment options.
  • Wills and inheritance tax.
  • Health and lifestyle.

To find out more about our free pre-retirement courses:

Call us on 0845 88 22 999

There is a lot of information delivered on the course and to support this we provide a workbook which you can access via the following link:

PDF - key docs  Retirement Workbook

Pension Income Calculator

You have received a forecast from your pension provider this will usually show the gross amount of your pension income. To get an indication of the net amount you will receive you can use the following calculator.

Pension Income calculator