Govt spends £2.5bn per year on police pensions

A report from the Policy Exchange claimed that £1 in every £7 spent on the police goes towards pensions, adding up to £2.5bn per year. The Police Federation said it is negotiating reform to police pensions with the government. Police Officer Pensions: Affordability of current schemes claimed that the cost of police pensions has increased by 79% in real terms, from less than £1bn a year in 1995/96. Public spending on police pensions increased from £951m in 1995/96 to £1.9bn in 2009/10, which could have paid for 17,500 more officers, the report claimed. The increase in life expect...