Regulation 2 Amendment to the Police Regulations 2003

After regulation 14 of the Police Regulations 2003^f1 (retirement) insert—

“Compensation lump sum on voluntary retirement

14A.

(1)
Without prejudice to the Police Pensions Regulations, the Secretary of State may determine the circumstances in which a member of a police force is entitled to receive a payment on voluntary retirement from the police force (a “compensation lump sum”), and the amount of such compensation lump sum.

(2)
In making a determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State may confer such functions on—

(a)
the police pension authority (within the meaning of section 11(2) of the Police Pensions Act 1976^f2); and

(b)
the pension supervising authority (within the meaning of that section),

in relation to compensation lump sums as he thinks fit.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2003/527. There are amendments to the Regulations, but none is relevant for these purposes.
f2: 1976 c. 35. Section 11(2) was substituted by section 99 of, and paragraph 132 of Schedule 16 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.