Why some government services are paying more pension contributions than others

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Why is the Police pension contributions so much higher than other government departments, bearing in mind that the percentage contributed makes no difference to the amount of care police pension you ultimately receive. Other public sector care schemes are not contributing the same amounts.

Care pension contribution rates;

Civil Service
£21,211 to £48,471 - 5.45%

Judicial
£21,211 to £48,471 - 5.45%

Local Government
£21,201 to £34,400 - 6.5%
£34,401 to £43,500 - 6.8%
£43,501 to £60,700 - 8.5%

NHS
£21,478 to £26,824 - 7.1%
£26,824 to £47,846 - 9.3%

Teachers
Up to £25,999 - 7.4%
£26k to £34,999 - 8.6%
£35k to £41,499 - 9.6%
£41,500 to £54,999 - 10.2%

Fire Fighters
Up to £27,543 - 10.5%
£27,544 to £51,005 - 12.7%

Police
Up to £27,000 - 12.44%
£27k to £60k - 13.44%

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

9 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
18 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Mar 2017

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