Police officers from all over Scotland today lobbied at the Scottish Parliament for fair police pensions, the Scottish Police Federation
has announced.

Officers have vented their anger that they are unable to freely negotiate changes to their pensions with the Scottish government and the Scottish Police Federation has argued that officers’ have no right of arbitration and industrial rights are restricted.

Under changes to contribution rates that will come into effect from April 2013, officers in the Police Pension Scheme (1987) who are earning £27,000 and under will see a contribution rate increase of 0.6% from 11.6% to 12.2%. Those earning between £27,001 and £60,000 will see a contribution rate increase of 1.25 per cent from 12.15% to 13.5% and officers earning over £60,000 will see a 1.5% increase from 12.5% to 14%.

Concerning the New Police Pension Scheme (2006), officers in the first earnings band will also experience a 0.6% increase, rates in the second band will increase by 1.0% and the third band will see increases of 1.25%.

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