ChairWarksPolFed

Chairman of Warwickshire Police Federation.

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

My father. D Day veteran. My Hero. A volunteer who was apart of the 6th Airborne ( Ox & Bucks )who landed in gliders near Pegasus bridge. Wounded in action. A proud family. TTFN.

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

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[Warwickshire PCC @WarwickshirePCC]

PCC Philip Seccombe has named Emma Bond MBE as his preferred candidate for Chief Constable of @warkspolice.
She brings over 20 years’ policing experience, including senior leadership in Police Scotland and service in Northern Ireland.

More: https://t.co/t7FLoiJA4n

[Police Mutual @PoliceMutual]

Warwickshire Police Sergeant Charlie Thompson, who tackled a man who had doused himself in petrol and was threatening to set himself alight, has been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards. Congratulations! #PoliceBravery
https://t.co/pgyO9RtoWx

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

@_GeorgeFinch More than happy to sit down & discuss this with you. Simon

[Police Mutual @PoliceMutual]

Warwickshire Police Sergeant Charlie Thompson, who tackled a man who had doused himself in petrol and was threatening to set himself alight, has been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards https://t.co/6j7gZRTJ6Y #PoliceBravery

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

2/2 PPS 2006 & PPS 2015 CARE members are NOT affected.

PFEW is taking legal and actuarial advice and monitoring the issue closely.

Read the full explainer and next steps here 👇
https://t.co/xelMvFSvdq

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

1/2 A detailed explainer has been published following the change to the 1987 Police Pension Scheme.
Your annual pension is NOT being cut and remains protected by law.

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Police officers in uproar over changes to pension lump sum https://t.co/oo8TcEQTm4

[Police Mutual @PoliceMutual]

Warwickshire Sergeant Charlie Thompson, who tackled a man who had doused himself in petrol and was threatening to set himself alight, has been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards https://t.co/EqDJ2OpbII #PoliceBravery

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

@ProfTonyPollard I know 😬😬

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

No warning, No consultation, just financial loss to 1000’s of officers. Absolutely the wrong decision.

[Police Oracle @Police_Oracle]

https://t.co/IS86tFkipd

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

8/ Yet again, policing is being treated as the Treasury’s balancing item.

Officers are simply expected to absorb the hit.
Add your voice to the thousands who have just 👇#CoppedEnough

https://t.co/T0Scf9jTt0

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

7/ Police officers cannot strike. They cannot negotiate pay freely. They spend careers missing birthdays, rest days and family life in service of the public.
The least they should expect is certainty and fairness at retirement.

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

6/ PFEW National Secretary John Partington: “After decades of service, the ‘thanks’ retiring officers get is this: government quietly shaving cash off a hard-earned retirement overnight. It’s a blatant case of picking the pockets of police pensioners & we will not let it stand.”

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

5/ The Police Federation is seeking independent actuarial and legal advice on:
▪️ the scale and justification for the change
▪️ whether officers who relied on recent quotations may have suffered financial detriment
▪️ What legal remedies may exist

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

4/ Some officers have only recently received retirement quotations & benefit illustrations based on the OLD figures.
People make life-changing financial decisions based on those numbers:
🏠mortgages
💷debts
👨‍👩‍👧family support
📈retirement planning
The goalposts have been moved.

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

3/ In real terms, that means some retiring officers stand to lose thousands of pounds overnight.

No warning. No transition period. No protection.
Just a sudden reduction to retirement benefits after decades spent policing the public.

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

2/ The change follows a Treasury decision to increase the SCAPE discount rate.

That sounds technical. The impact isn’t.
Officers retiring from TODAY will receive almost 5% less cash lump sum for giving up the same amount of pension than an officer retiring last week.

[ChairWarksPolFed @ChairWarkPolFed]

Absolutely NO Notice of this….None at ALL….

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

1/ Police officers who gave decades of service to this country have just had their retirement plans ripped up overnight.

The Government has quietly cut the lump sums available to retiring officers in the 1987 Police Pension Scheme - with immediate effect. 🧵

[Police Mutual @PoliceMutual]

A @warkspolice sergeant who tackled a man threatening to set himself alight at a petrol station has been praised after preventing a potentially catastrophic fire. PS Charlie Thompson is now up for a national #PoliceBravery Award.
https://t.co/xmd1Me4RS1