What pension scheme is Police 999 staff under?

Tiddlywinks

*Vikki* wrote: »

Hey don't be rude. I have course looked on google. I can't find anything out about it. As I have already said I have no idea on pensions. I just need a straight answer, do they have the same pension as me or not?:)

You've Googled LGPS and found nothing? Really?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=LGPS

You really need to reconsider your application to an emergency call centre based on that!

*Vikki*

No not about LGPS, about if the Police 999 callers have the same pension as me. I can't find anything online that states what pension scheme they are under. Nor am I getting the same answer from anyone.

Tiddlywinks

*Vikki* wrote: »

No not about LGPS, about if the Police 99 callers have the same pension as me. I can't find anything online that states what pension scheme they are under. Nor am I getting the same answer from anyone.

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

I went from the Kent 999 call center into the Home Office.

Whilst with Kent Police, I was paying into the Local Government Pension Scheme. When I joined the Home Office I started paying into Nuvos.

Andy_L wrote: »

IME police staff are in the LGPS, except for some odd reason Met Police staff who are in the civil service scheme

You've been given ample information... you just aren't doing anything with it.

*Vikki*

But whats IME staff? (Yes I have tried google)

Tiddlywinks

*Vikki* wrote: »

But whats IME staff? (Yes I have tried google)

People's lives will be in your hands, you'll need to remain calm and make split second decisions whilst instilling confidence in the caller... just saying.

*Vikki*

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

People's lives will be in your hands, you'll need to remain calm and make split second decisions whilst instilling confidence in the caller... just saying.

Yes I know. I don't think I will be going for it now anyway. Don't think I am suitable. I just wanted to find out about the pension scheme they are on. As they have some AA jobs which I would be suitable for. But before I apply wanted to find out.

I passed the Police assessment process a couple of years ago but decided against that role so I can't be that bad either! lol My sister is a Police Officer and my Granddad was high up in the Police in his day Hence me wanting to give it ago again.

jem16

*Vikki* wrote: »

But whats IME staff? (Yes I have tried google)

IME = In My Experience

KayJay

Vikki

Okay. What is happening here is that if you leave your current employer and start work with another employer witch is on 'the list' (whatever the official name is!) within one month, then you would forfeit your redundancy pay because it gets classed as continuous employment in terms of your pension.

The pension does not have to be the SAME pension scheme, it just has to be one recognised in this way.

Most police staff (which 999 call takers come under) are in the Local Government Pension Scheme. For continuous employment you could work at any council, land registry, court, DWP, library etc if it is LG or Civil Service.

If you can't get the answer from the HR then call their UNISON office and they should help or if not then the pension staff themselves will have 'the list'.

By the way don't be put off. As a call handler you have to keep people calm and handle emotional situations (ALWAYS with senior staff and police available for immediate advice.) You don't have to research on Google so this is no reflection on you!

Andy_L

*Vikki* wrote: »

Ill explain better, my bad.

I am a civil servant at the moment. Taking VER exit scheme leaving March 2014.

I have applied for Police 999 contact call centre at Lewes HQ. Got through to interview stage which is this Thursday.

Looking at the Essex police website the downloadable job info pack says you would be a member of the LGPS

mynameisclare

I would ask your pension adminstrator directly.

I took redundancy from a research council, whose pension scheme is one of the civil service "club" ones, and my new job was in the civil service proper. My old HR department said I'd therefore have to pay back the redundancy money, but when I asked the pension people how to actually go about doing that, they said I didn't need to pay anything back at all as it while the pension schemes were linked, they're not exactly the same.