Pensionable service is the period of time in which you have paid pension contributions to the Scheme or in which you are assumed to receive pensionable earnings, for example, any unpaid period in the first 26 weeks of maternity leave.
It will also include your earlier service as an active member in the same force, or in another police force, provided you did not have a gap in service exceeding 5 years and contributions were not refunded to you in respect of your earlier service.
Within the first 12 months of service, you may also transfer other pension rights into it from previous occupational and personal pension plans. More information can be found on our transferring benefits page.