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Police budgets and pensions gap
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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“Police boards urge government to take responsibility for pensions” Herald
“Police pension overspend revealed” BBCFollowing posted 26.08.08
“Swinney accused of inaction on police pensions” Herald
Following posted 15.08.08
“Police seek talks over rises in pension payments” Herald
Following posted 11.08.08
“Police pension shortfall could thwart target to recruit 1000 new officers” The Sunday Herald
Following posted 27.06.08
“Spiralling pension costs ‘will cut police on streets’” Herald
“Front-line police at risk due to spiralling pension costs” Courier
“Cost of police pensions may mean cull on the front line” Times
“Price of police pensions” HeraldFollowing posted on 28.01.08
“Extra cash for front-line policing diverted to cover pensions shortfall” Scotsman
Following posted on 21.01.08
“Ministers criticised over ‘misleading’ statements on police funding” Press and Journal
“Police union fears 30-plus scheme being phased out” Herald
“Police pensions in funding crisis” BBC“Thin blue line needs beefed up” Evening News
Following posted on 14.01.08
“Police facing cuts to plug ‘mysterious’ funding gap” Press and Journal
“Grampian set for ‘record level’ of police officers” Press and Journal
See also
Scottish Parliament Official Report 17.1.08: Ms Alexander: A week ago, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice told Parliament that in Grampian an additional 230 police officers would be recruited by 2009. How does that square with the view of the convener of Grampian police authority, who said that “money which should be spent on policing in the Grampian area will have to be spent on police pensions”?
Grampian Police BoardLothian and Borders Police recruitment page
Posted by KM
on Wed 27th Aug 2008
at 7:24 am
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