The Metropolitan Police Force (Compensation for Loss of Office) Regulations 1994

Made: 28th June 1994

Laid before Parliament: 8th July 1994

Coming into force: 1st August 1994

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 24 of the Superannuation Act 1972[^f00001] I hereby with the consent of the Treasury[^f00002] make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Metropolitan Police Force (Compensation for Loss of Office) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.

Application

2

• (1) These Regulations apply to eligible persons.

• (2) An eligible person is a person—

• (a) who immediately before 1st April 1994 was a member of the metropolitan police force holding a qualifying rank otherwise than on temporary promotion to it under regulation 8(1) of the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1979[^f00003] from a rank below inspector;

• (b) who on that date had not attained the age of 54; and

• (c) who has after 31st March 1994 and before 1st April 1995 ceased in the circumstances specified in paragraph (4) to be a member of the metropolitan police force.

• (3) The qualifying ranks are inspector, chief inspector, superintendent and chief superintendent.

• (4) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(c) are that he was, or but for an election under regulation G4 of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987[^f00004] (election not to pay pension contributions) would have been, entitled to reckon at least 30 years' pensionable service for the purposes of those Regulations, had not attained the age of 54 and was not—

• (a) dismissed or required to resign under the Police (Discipline) Regulations 1985[^f00005]; or

• (b) required to retire under regulation A19 (efficiency of the force) or A20 (permanent disablement) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987.

Compensation payments

3

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may decide that an eligible person is to be paid by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District compensation calculated in accordance with the Schedule.

SCHEDULE — CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION

1

The amount of compensation is A × B, where—

• A is one month’s pay, and

• B is the multiplier ascertained from the Table below by reference to the person’s age on his last day of service as a member of the metropolitan police force. TABLE AgeMultiplier Under 51551 but under 534533

2

For the purposes of paragraph 1 one month’s pay is

$$C12$ where C is the total as at his last day of service of— his annual pay ascertained in accordance with regulations 37 (rate of pay) and 39 (London weighting) of the Police Regulations 1987[^f00006], and the London allowance payable under regulation 65 of those Regulations.$

Signed

Michael Howard — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 17th June 1994

We consent

Andrew Mackay — Timothy Wood — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 28th June 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for the payment of compensation, calculated by reference to their pay and London allowance, to inspectors, chief inspectors, superintendents and chief superintendents leaving the metropolitan police force voluntarily during the 12 months ending with 31st March 1995 with at least 30 years' service and aged less than 54.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 11; section 24 was amended by the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35), section 13(1) and Schedule 2 paragraph 10.

[^f00002]: Formerly the Minister for the Civil Service; see S.I. 1981/1670.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1979/991, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1987/257; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1990/805.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1985/518, amended by S.I. 1991/1673.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1987/851; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1992/275, 1993/2527, 1994/1308.