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Seeking views

New Pension Working Group

is to launch first survey

he newly formed West Midlands discussed the need to establish what for new members. There are a number
Police Federation (WMPF) Pension officers know about the current situation of questions within the consultation
T Working Group wants to understand around pensions. that deal with different parts of the
what officers know about the current “Therefore, it was proposed to initiate a remedy proposal and the working group
situation around pensions. survey to help us fully understand the will provide responses to these.
The working group was set up earlier in position of members and to provide In addition to the Federation branch
the summer and is made up of nine information as to the Government’s chair, the West Midlands Police
Federation representatives with a mixture proposed remedy to the discrimination Federation Pensions Working Group is
of both those in the Pension Challenge, found in the transitional arrangements put made up of:
those in the Police Federation of England in place when the 2015 pension scheme was l Chris (Sid) James – chair
and Wales group action compensation launched and how it could affect l Aaron Bell
claim and those in neither. individuals. This will then help us going l Richard Cooke
At the working group’s first meeting, in forward with further discussions and l Trudy Gittins
July, it was agreed to submit a response on proposals,” says Jon Nott, West Midlands l Steve Grange
behalf of WMPF to the Government’s Police Federation chair, who is a member of l Darren Neville
consultation on its proposed remedy to the the working group. l Rod Rose, and
discrimination found in the transitional The group’s primary stance is that all l Steve Temperton.
arrangements on the launch of the 2015 members should be reverted to their The Government consultation,
Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) original pensions, if they wish, and remain which also applies to other public
Police Pension Scheme. on these since these were what they signed service pension schemes, closes on 11
And at subsequent meetings, members up to and that any new scheme should be October 2020.

Retirement seminars – 2021 dates are set

Dates have been set for next year’s West
Midlands Police Federation retirement
seminars.
The seminars, which are for officers in
their last three years of service, will be held
at the Federation offices at Guardians
House, Coventry Road, Sheldon, on:
7 January 2021 – now fully booked
4 February 2021
4 March 2021
1 April 2021
6 May 2021
3 June 2021
22 July 2021
26 August 2021
9 September 2021
7 October 2021 l Transferable skills office at westmidlandspf@polfed.org
18 November 2021. l Pensions Please ensure you put ‘Retirement
The retirement seminar programme was l How do I manage money and these seminar’ and the month you would prefer
suspended during the early months of the financial changes? to attend in the subject title and include
pandemic but has since been resumed with l Budgeting your name, work email address, personal
social distancing and other safety measures l Starting your own business email address, personal phone number,
in place. PPE is provided for everyone l New horizons (what’s next?) proposed retirement date and any dietary
attending with cleaning stations and hand l Savings requirements in the email.
sanitisers also available. l Investments and finances Places are currently limited to officers
Among the topics covered at the l Protecting your wealth. only. Partners were previously able to
seminars are: Members are being urged to register attend but available spaces have been
l Managing change and uncertainty their interest in attending retirement reduced due to the safety measures in
l CV writing and interview techniques seminars in 2021 by emailing the Federation place.

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