Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 117624

Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve: Pension Rights

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

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

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