New Police Pension Scheme

Grampian Police

The 2006 Police Pension Scheme applies to all serving officers who joined the service on or after 6 April 2006, unless they decided to opt out, and anyone who decides to transfer from the 1987 Police Pension Scheme.

The main features of NPPS include:

• Officer contributes 9.5% of salary each month
• Maximum pension of 1/2 final salary plus a fixed lump sum of four times the pension, with option to give up part or all of the lump sum for additional pension
• Maximum pension after 35 years
• Single accrual rate of 1/70 of final salary for each year of service – no accelerated accrual rate after 20 years
• Pensions for life for adult survivors
• Pensions can also be paid to partners who are neither married nor civil partners if appropriate conditions are satisfied.

Detailed information is available in the Police Library or from the Pensions Section on request.