Written Question·Home Office·UIN 14546

Police: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of surviving spouses, civil partners and partners who may be affected by the remarriage and cohabitation provisions of the Police Pension Scheme 1987.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The most recent actuarial valuation of the police pension schemes in England and Wales as at 31 March 2020, shows that there are approximately 27,000 dependants in receipt of a pension. This figure includes dependants other than surviving partners and is ...

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