In 2015, new laws introduced a new scheme for Police Officers – the Police Pension Scheme 2015 (PPS 2015). Following a legal challenge known as McCloud the courts determined that the protections given to members were age discriminatory, and began working on new legislation to remove this inequality. This has become known as remedy and provides affected members with the option to decide the right scheme for them.
In order to help facilitate this, the NPCC (National Police Chief Council) created a website to inform scheme members of the facts regarding remedy. The website holds all information relating to remedy and Peninsula Pensions and Avon & Somerset Police would recommend members visit the website.
Links to some of their key information is set out below. The website also provides information through a range of videos including a short video illustrating the changes to the scheme.
Key Documents
| 2023 Flyer for members | 2023 Update on information for members |
| Member Remedy Documentation | A page holding Documentation about the member remedy |
| FAQ’s | NPCC frequently asked questions page |
| Contingent Decisions | A factsheet on Contingent Decisions |
| Contingent Decisions Form | A Contingent Decisions Claim Form for you to download a copy for completion |
| NPCC News Page | A page on the NPCC website where news for members is published and updated |
| NPCC Member Remedy Contributions Adjustments Factsheet | Factsheet detailing information regarding Contributions, including compensation payments |
| NPCC Compensation Payment Election Form | The NPC Compensation Payment Election Form for you to download a copy for completion. |
| An Introduction to Personal Tax | Details of how personal tax works, covering various income types, marginal rates, tax bands and more |
| Personal Tax and Remedy | Details of how personal tax is impacted by remedy, covering contribution adjustments and arrears of pension payments and more |
| Introduction to Pensions Tax | An introduction to pensions tax, covering annual allowance and lifetime allowances |
| Pensions Tax and Remedy | Details of how pensions tax is impacted by remedy, covering annual allowance and lifetime allowances |