FOI Request
2019 / 2020 Precept.
Can you provide me with the cost of paying for both the medical and ordinary retirement pensions for Police Officers?
OPCC Response
For the financial year 2019-20, Cleveland Police paid £13,526,000 into the Police Pension Fund – from which Cleveland Police’s retired officers will be paid.
Cleveland Police’s total budget for 2019/20 was £145,365,000.
The total benefits payable from the Police Pensions Fund to Cleveland Police’s retired officers for 2019-20 was £39,125,000. The Government provided a grant of £28,374,000 in addition to Cleveland Police’s contribution to meet the amount needed.
If you want to take a full look at the pension figures, pages 80 and 81 in this document (published on our website) will assist: https://www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2019-20-Unaudited-Statement-of-Accounts-Group-and-PCC.pdf