Senior police face payments of £2,800 extra a year into pension

Home secretary’s proposal angers officers, some of whom already expect to lose £4,000 a year through pay reforms Senior police officers are facing up to £2,800 extra a year in pension contributions as a result of the Whitehall public spending cuts drive. The home secretary, Theresa May, told the police service on Tueday that rank and file officers should expect annual rises in contributions of £349 for a new constable to £1,169 for a senior PC. The increases are being introduced as part of the government’s target of cutting the public sector pension bill by £2.8bn a year and follow detailed announcements last week on the additional contributions facing teachers, nurses and civil

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