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The Metropolitan Police Force (Compensation for Loss of Office) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/1730 · Made 28 June 1994

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POLICE

Made 28th June 1994

Laid before Parliament 8th July 1994

Coming into force 1st August 1994

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 24 of the Superannuation Act 1972f1 I hereby with the consent of the Treasuryf2 make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 11; section 24 was amended by the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35), section 13(1) and Schedule 2 paragraph 10.

f2

Formerly the Minister for the Civil Service; see S.I. 1981/1670.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Application
  3. 3Compensation payments
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule: CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Metropolitan Police Force (Compensation for Loss of Office) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.

2Application

(1)

These Regulations apply to eligible persons.

(2)

An eligible person is a person—

(a)

who immediately before 1st April 1994 was a member of the metropolitan police force holding a qualifying rank otherwise than on temporary promotion to it under regulation 8(1) of the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1979f1 from a rank below inspector;

(b)

who on that date had not attained the age of 54; and

(c)

who has after 31st March 1994 and before 1st April 1995 ceased in the circumstances specified in paragraph (4) to be a member of the metropolitan police force.

(3)

The qualifying ranks are inspector, chief inspector, superintendent and chief superintendent.

(4)

The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(c) are that he was, or but for an election under regulation G4 of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987f2 (election not to pay pension contributions) would have been, entitled to reckon at least 30 years' pensionable service for the purposes of those Regulations, had not attained the age of 54 and was not—

(a)

dismissed or required to resign under the Police (Discipline) Regulations 1985f3; or

(b)

required to retire under regulation A19 (efficiency of the force) or A20 (permanent disablement) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987.

3Compensation payments

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may decide that an eligible person is to be paid by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District compensation calculated in accordance with the Schedule.

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

17th June 1994

We consent

Andrew Mackay

Timothy Wood

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

28th June 1994

1

The amount of compensation is A × B, where—

  • A is one month’s pay, and

  • B is the multiplier ascertained from the Table below by reference to the person’s age on his last day of service as a member of the metropolitan police force.

    TABLE

    AgeMultiplier
    Under 515
    51 but under 534
    533

2

For the purposes of paragraph 1 one month’s pay is

C12

where

  • C is the total as at his last day of service of—

    1. (a)

      his annual pay ascertained in accordance with regulations 37 (rate of pay) and 39 (London weighting) of the Police Regulations 1987f1, and

    2. (b)

      the London allowance payable under regulation 65 of those Regulations.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for the payment of compensation, calculated by reference to their pay and London allowance, to inspectors, chief inspectors, superintendents and chief superintendents leaving the metropolitan police force voluntarily during the 12 months ending with 31st March 1995 with at least 30 years' service and aged less than 54.