Free expert advice seminars for members preparing for retirement

4 June 2025

The branch has teamed up with Reflect Financial, a financial services practice with a specialist team catering for the needs of serving and retired police officers.

The seminars are free for Federation members and the first one takes place next month.

They run from 9am to 5.30pm and take place at the Derbyshire Police Federation office on Wednesday 2 July, and Wednesday 8 October.

They are intended for members who are within two years of retirement. Members with 25 years or more service are also welcome to attend.

Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. To register, please email branch secretary Chris Parker.

The Reflect Financial team has more than three decades of experience within the financial services sector.

Financial planning

It is led by senior financial planning consultant Philip Pearson and Tim Jackson QPM, retired chief superintendent and former national secretary of the Police Superintendents’ Association.

Reflect Financial’s pre-retirement seminars cover key topics including:

Managing your finances (fundamentals of financial planning)
Developing a financial plan (including investment strategy and risk)
Wills and estate planning (input from specialist solicitors)
Preparing for retirement (non-financial planning considerations)
Personal taxation (maximising tax-efficiency)
Understanding the Police Pension Schemes, the remedy, and pension-related taxation matters (how and when to optimise your pension)