FOI 1306-2025/26- Police pension scheme

Request:

I am writing to request information in relation to pension scheme participation within the North Yorkshire Police Force.

For the scheme year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, please provide:

Q1.  The total number of current employees eligible for membership of the Police Pension Scheme(s).

Q2. The number of those individuals who had formally opted out of membership.

This request relates only to current employees and excludes retired members, deferred members, and any individuals no longer employed.

If possible, please indicate whether the data relates solely to the 2015 Police Pension Scheme or includes any elements of the 1987 and/or 2006 schemes.

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. As of 31 March 2025, there were 1652 police officer eligible to be in the Police pension scheme.

Q2. 152

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.