Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police officers have information on the amount of pension they would receive under a new pension scheme before they are required to make a decision on their participation in such a scheme.

The 2015 Police Pension Regulations will be laid before Parliament today
to allow the new pension scheme for Police Officers to come into force on 1
April. The Home Office has published guidance for members of the scheme
alongside side this which is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/police-pension-reform

Information about the principles of the reforms has been in the public domain
for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published
on the Home Office Website in September 2012; an online calculator which allows
officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new
arrangements; and guidance that specifies which officers qualify for
transitional protection.