Federation funds FREE individual pension forecasts

23 April 2023

West Mercia Police Federation realises how important officers’ pensions are to them.

That is why it is now funding an individual pension forecast for officers who are in their last 10 years’ service. 

This service is free to Federation members and is provided by Steve Grange, an ex-West Midlands Police officer and former Federation branch secretary and representative who is appropriately qualified to help officers.

Steve can provide a pension calculation to an officer who was a previous member of the 1987 or 2006 pension scheme and is due to retire in the next 10 years.

This will include what the pension would have been without the remedy and what it will now be with the remedy applied. It will include retirement at a milestone date (30 years or 35 years for 1987 and 2006 respectively) and at milestone ages (55 and 60) with other specific dates upon request.

The calculation will provide the details of the maximum annual pension or the maximum lump sum as an option and can also include details as to any tax liability on that lump sum if requested.

As a member of the West Midlands Police Pension Department, Steve is updated with the latest information that is coming out of the National Police Chiefs’ Council working group and was also informed very quickly about the changes to the commutation factors recently.

If you would like a forecast, please email the Federation office.

Steve will require certain information such as date of joining, rank, date of birth, details of any part-time service or unpaid leave and any pension from a previous employer.