# The Police Pensions Regulations 1987, Paragraph 2


Where the policeman has completed at least a year’s pensionable service, the gratuity shall be of an amount equal to whichever is the greater of the two following amounts—
(a) a twelfth of the policeman’s average pensionable pay multiplied by the period in years of his pensionable service;
(b) the policeman’s aggregate pension contributions in respect of the relevant period of service,
subject, however, to paragraph 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/257/schedule/B/part/IV/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-1987/schedule-B/part-IV/paragraph-2
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