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FOI 227 – Officer pension forfeiture

The OPCC is asked to provide information about applications for forfeiture of police pensions.

FOI Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide full answers to each of the following questions:

  1. In each of the past three financial years (2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19), how many times has your PCC applied for a certificate of forfeiture for an officer’s pension after they were convicted of a criminal offence?
  2. On how many of these occasions was the certificate a) granted by the Home Secretary and b) rejected by the Home Secretary
  3. In cases where the certificate was not granted, please provide details ie sentence not seemed serious enough

FOI Response

I can confirm that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland does hold this information.

  1. The OPCC has not applied for a certificate of forfeiture in the last three financial years.
  2. N/A
  3. N/A

Date responded: 22 July 2019