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Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve: Pension Rights

Commons · Question 117624 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of pension rights on retired Full Time Reserve Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross officers who served between 1972 and 1988; and wha

Answer

Answered by Hilary Benn, 10 Mar 2026

The pension rights of retired police officers is a devolved matter for which the Department of Justice is responsible.