Statistics on Remediable Service Statements (RSS) issued to police officers: FOI release

Information requested

1. Can you tell me on 01/03/2025, how many remedial service statements (RSS) have been issued to police officers since 1/10/2023 with a break down to each category of member ie protected, unprotected and tapered?

2. Can you tell me on 31/03/2025 , how many remedial service statements (RSS) have been issued to police officers since 1/10/2023 with a break down to each category of member ie protected, unprotected and tapered?

3. Can you tell me on 04/04/2025 , how many remedial service statements (RSS) have been issued to police officers since 1/10/2023 with a break down to each category of member ie protected, unprotected and tapered?

4. Can you tell me how many officers due a remedial service statement have died after retiral before receiving a remedial service statement?

Response

1. All Police Officers who have retired since the 1st October 23 have been issued with an RSS. As of 1st March 2025, this total is 829. We currently don't hold a breakdown of these figures.

2. An additional 70 RSS were issued to Police Officers up to the end of March 2025, totalling 899 for those Officers who were retiring. We currently don't hold a breakdown of these figures.

3. These figures are generally tracked monthly and not weekly for retiring Officers.

4. As at 23 April 2025, 3 members of the Police Pension Scheme retired during the remedy period that were eligible to receive a Remedial Service Statement from 01/10/2023, however, passed away before the statement could be issued.

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