Written questions

Police: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 11709 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of surviving partners in receipt of a pension under the 1987 Police Pension Scheme who would lose their entitlement if they remarry or cohabit in (a) England an

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 25 Jun 2026

The most recent assessment made was in March 2020 for the actuarial valuation of the police pension schemes in England and Wales, with approximately 27,000 dependants in receipt of a pension. This figure includes dependants other than surviving partners a...