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Police Pension Forfeiture
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Northamptonshire is the Pension Service Authority (PSA) for Northamptonshire Police and is therefore responsible for the submission of applications for pension forfeiture to the Home Secretary.
The legislative basis for police pension forfeiture is found in regulation K5 of the 1987 Regulations, regulation 55 of the 2006 Regulations and Chapter 5 of Part 13 to the 2015 Regulations. Each of these regulations contain provisions which allow a PSA to determine forfeiture in cases where either;
- a pension scheme member has been convicted of treason or of offences under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1939 and has been sentenced to a term (or terms) of imprisonment of at least ten years. or;
- where a pension scheme member has been convicted of an offence committed in connection with his or her service as a member of a police force.
The Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (OPFCC) also has a policy for Pension Forfeiture which sets out the local process. A copy of the policy can be found here.
A copy of the APACCE Pension Forfeiture Guidance and Toolkit which provides, advice and benchmarks for PFCCs to consider when making a decision can be downloaded here.
Details of pension forfeiture decisions can be found here