Publication - FOI/EIR release

Transfer of private pensions in to the Police Pension Scheme: FOI release

Published: 23 July 2025
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500465226
Date received: 8 May 2025
Date responded: 29 May 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

How many Police officers have transferred private pensions in to the Police pensions both 87 and 2015 after an initial 1 year period? Can the data cover the last 10 years?

Response

There have been 305 Police Officers who have transferred private pensions in to the Police Pension Scheme since the start of 2014 to reporting date, 22 May 2025.

2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Grand Total
25	23	47	43	44	38	15	17	30	17	10	5	305

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