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    PaulB - The police have a unique position with their pension scheme by which benefits accumulate after 20 years service at twice the rate of the first 20 years. Therefore they have the full pensionable service after 30 years. The same pension as someone in for instance the Civil Service on the same pay would get after 40 years service.

    Pension rules have admitedly changed in 2006 and the basis of maximum pension now may enable some to gain additional benefits after 30 years if they stayed on.

    With the new changes coming forward to these schemes they may well be better off retiring now after 30 years service than hanging on anyway so it is not as bad as it seems.

    Great if these officers are being recruited as 'hobby bobbies' after getting in the 30 years service and a decent pension. Their experience will be put to great use. The unpaid 'specials' are not exactly a new idea however you may want to dress it up a 'shock horror'. Many people do like to do work on a voluntary basis after or even before retirement.

    Seems a great idea and it certainly is better than making younger police officers redundant before building up their pensionable service of 30 years.

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