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About Police Pensions

How your pension works

How your Police Pension works

Pension benefits explained

The benefits of your Police Pension

Tax on your pension

A basic guide to tax on pensions.

Joining a Police Pension

Automatic enrolment

A guide to automatic Enrolment

Joining the scheme

Benefits of joining the Police pension scheme

Transferring a pension in

Guidance on transferring a pension into the Police scheme

Rejoining the scheme

A guide to re-joining the pension scheme

Leaving or Opting Out

Opting out but continuing to work for the Police

Understand your options if you have decided to opt out of the scheme

Refund of contributions

Details of when you can receive a refund of pension contributions

Leaving - find out what happens to your pension

Find out what happens to your pension when you stop working for the Police

Growing your Pension

Keep track of your pension

Pension benefit statements

Increasing your pension

Options to increase your retirement benefits

Life Events

Changes to your job

Changing your working pattern

Absence from work

Information about career breaks

Married or in a relationship

How to make a nomination for death benefits

Becoming a parent

What happens to your pension benefits when you become a parent

I am ill or injured

Your options if you have been injured or are too ill to work

Getting divorced

Find out more about pension sharing on divorce.

Ready for Retirement

Planning for retirement

Understanding your retirement options

Understand how much you'll get

Annual Benefit Statements and Estimates

I'm Retired

Going back to work

Your options for returning to work after retiring

Annual Pension Increase

Each year your pension increases with inflation

Bereavement

Tell us someone has died

What to do when someone who has a Police pension dies

Death benefits

What happens to your Police pension when you die?

Making a Change

Keeping your details up to date

Letting us know about other changes, like a change of name or marital status.

Changing your address

Keep your name or address up to date

Changing your bank details

Update your bank details

Employers

Principles of Communication

Police Pension Scheme Communication Priorities and Principles

Annual returns

Annual return resource page for Police Scotland.

Valuations

Details of valuations of the Police pension schemes.

Police Remedy Hub

Police Remedy: What is remedy

Information about the 2015 Remedy

Police Remedy: I'm paying into a pension

Information about Remedy if you are paying into a pension

Police Remedy: I've opted out or left my pension

Information about Remedy if you have left or opted out

Police Remedy: I'm ready for retirement

Information about Remedy if you are Ready for Retirement

Police Remedy: I'm retired

Information about Remedy if you have already retired

Police Remedy: Bereavement and 2015 Remedy

Find out what happens when a member who is eligible for 2015 Remedy dies.

Police Remedy Calculator

Find out more about how you can access an online calculator to provide you

Scheme governance and legislation

Pension Board

Find out more about the Police Pension Board

Scheme Advisory Board

Find out more about the Police Scheme Advisory Board

Regulations

Links to the regulations governing Scotland's Police pension schemes.

Circulars

A list of Police circulars issued by SPPA.

Consultations

Consultations on proposed changes to Police pension schemes.

Police Factors

Access our Police Factors

Police - Forms

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