Ayrshire’s top police officer has revealed that seven of the division’s ten frontline Inspectors are taking early retirement after changes to pension rules.Since April, officers have been able to retire after 25 years services rather than 30 years without their pensions being affected.They are also able to take a larger proportion of their pensions as a tax free lump sum.This has led to hundreds of senior officers indicated they would take retirement five years early.The issue was raised with Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain at a meeting of South Ayrshire Council’s Partnerships Panel recently.SNP Councillor Ian Cochrane quizzed the Ayrshire Divisions chief.He said: “There seems to be a tremendous amount of early retirements coming up because of the changes in pension provisions.“Can you comment on the steps taken to address the skills and experience being lost from the force?
What type of mitigations are you putting in place?”Panel chair, Councillor Philip Saxton, also questioned the impact the situation would have on service delivery.ChSupt.
Hussain insisted that there would be no reduction in services across Ayrshire. However, he acknowledged the challenge that faced the force.He said: “It is a reflection of some of the challenges we face across Police Scotland. “A number of colleagues have decided to take early retirement.
Obviously they have accrued a significant amount of experience.”ChSupt Hussain gave an example of the situation locally.He said: “From an Ayrshire perspective, I have ten uniformed inspectors attached to response policing.“Of the ten, seven of them are retiring.“When the seven new replacements come in, we will look to support them as best as we possible can.”He added that an operation had been
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.