Further to my last email our Pension Administrator is Kier, along with a number of other Forces, I am in communication with Kier to see how they wish to progress this matter.

I would ask that members hold fire for the time being until I get a definative response from them

John Kennedy

Secretary, Notts NARPO

Some members may have received this via the donotreply@narpo.org email system

See below important information regarding widow[er] pensions.

IMPORTANT PENSION NEWS

Were you a serving officer in 1972 or 1990?

If so you will have been given the opportunity to uprate your widow[er] pension.

We have recently been made aware of an issue in relation to the inadequate retention of important pension records around the election made by Officers in 1972, when an option was given to uprate their widows pension entitlement from a third to a half.

The issue initially arose where a NARPO member died and told his wife before he died to make sure she received the half–rate pension as he had decided to uprate. The Pension Authority could find no records relating to the officer’s pension in 1972 and as a result made the decision that they would only pay the widows pension at the rate of a third. The officer in question had transferred from another Force and it would appear that his pension record was not transferred over with him. The widow was adamant, but nevertheless the Pension Authority refused to uprate the pension despite their being no record whatsoever covering his previous service.

Owing to the widows’ persistence and with assistance from our local NARPO Branch, the widow managed to find her late husband’s records in a separate location. That file contained a form signed by her husband in 1973 showing that he had elected to increase the widow pension entitlement through reduction in his own pension.

In correspondence with the Force concerned they have confirmed that in the absence of any records being found from 1972 they would automatically pay the widows pension at the rate of a third.

This record keeping issue could also affect those female officers serving in 1990, when an opportunity was given for them to ‘buy back’ previous service so that it attracted a half rate widower’s pension. This should be recorded on their pension records. Make sure your loved one receives the pension to which they are entitled.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT YOUR PENSION ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL HAVE A RECORD OF YOUR ELECTION.

Some of our Branch Members may have received the following email:-

Dear Colleague

Some of you and your Members will have received an email on 9^th January with the subject heading Test-

From: donotreply@narpo.org
Date: 9 January 2018 at 13:46:36 GMT
Subject: Test
If you do not wish to receive further communications like this, please click here to unsubscribe

This was sent by the IT people live testing the new Bulk email facility on Super Sleuth and is a genuine.

It would appear that this system has now gone live without the centre informing the Branch Secretaries of it’s impending use in order that we could inform the membership.

Therefore to reiterate you may now receive emails from donotreply@narpo.org these are genuine and it will be the way that our emails are forwarded to the members and more explanation will be published in the Branch Newsletter due out shortly

John Kennedy

Secretary Notts NARPO

Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Caroline Leighton, who died on Sunday 7 January 2017.

We will circulate the funeral arrangements once they are known.

May she rest in peace.

Brian Peebles

Brian died on the 31 December 2017 and the funeral has been arranged for 10.00am on Friday 26 January 2018 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 119 Tamworth Road, Long Eaton NG10 1DH.     There will then be a burial at the Long Eaton Cemetary on Stanhope Street, NG10 1QN at 11.00am.    All are welcome to both Services.

Brian joined the Combined Force in 1969 and served at Stapleford, Beeston, Central and again at Beeston before retiring early in 1992 due to a motorcycle accident.

Donations via the Undertakers or at the Church Service for the benefit of Brairclose Nursing Home.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

William Lawton

It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of William  (Bill) LAWTON, aged 86 years, who died on Monday 1 January 2018

Bill joined the County Force in 1956 and served West Bridgford, Arnold, Beeston, Hucknall, Stapleford, Regional Crime Squad and Central.   He retired in 1986 as Sergeant 1164.

The funeral is at 10.00am Tuesday 23 January 2018 at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, on Tamworth Road, Long Eaton NG10 1DH followed by a private cremation at Bramcote Crematorium

The undertakers are the Co-operative Funeralcare, 88 Derby Road, Long Eaton. NG10 4LB.   There will be refreshments after at Bennetts Hotel, 20 Derby Road, Long Eaton at 11.00 onwards.

All are welcome.

Donations to Macmillan Cancer Support via the Undertaker or at the Service.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mary at this difficult time.

Funeral arrangements for Paul Broadbent

The funeral service for Paul is at 11.15am on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at St Paul’s Church, Burton Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2HQ followed by a private Cremation.   Family flowers only.

There will be refreshments after at the Tankersley Manor Hotel, Church Lane, Tankersley. S75 3DQ.   All are welcome.

The National CEO Steve Edwards has asked me to circulate this message

PLEASE CIRCULATE TO NARPO MEMBERS

Dear All,

I am writing to invite you to take part in a survey that will help us measure our members’ views on housing.

NARPO has been working closely with our partners in Later Life Ambitions to respond to the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into housing and older people. This Parliamentary inquiry is examining whether there is sufficient housing available for older people that is suitable for their needs.

Earlier this year, Later Life Ambitions submitted a response to the inquiry, which was based on evidence provided by our members. Following the submission, we have continued to maintain close links with the Committee and have been asked to run a member’s survey on housing to complement the inquiry.

Your response to this survey will feed directly into the Committee’s final report, which will in turn be used to make recommendations to Government. It is extremely positive that the Committee has identified LLA as a key group to consult with during their inquiry, and is a great parliamentary endorsement of our work.

The survey consists of a brief series of questions on your own housing situation, and it can be completed in only a few minutes. We can assure that your evidence will be dealt with in confidence, and your details will be anonymised.

Please find the survey online here.

Kind Regards,

Funeral arrangements for Joel Pennant

There will be a Service at the Mansfield Road Baptist Church, Sherwood at 11.00am on Thursday 18 January 2018 and then at 1.30pm at the Gedling Crematorium.     All are welcome to both Services.

The undertakers are L J Crawley & Sons, at 549 Aspley Lane, Nottingham NG8 5RU.

Joel joined Nottingham Police in 1983 and served at the following Beeston, Canning Circus, Force HQ, Central, Oxclose Lane and Carlton from where he retired in 2013.

His daughter has set up a fundraising site in memory of Joel and you can donate through the following;

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/danielle-pennant

Refreshments have been arranged for 2.30pm at the Mapperley Golf Course, all are welcome