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Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve: Pension Rights

Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 10 March 2026.

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Photo of Jim Allister Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice, North Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of pension rights on retired Full Time Reserve Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross officers who served between 1972 and 1988; and what steps his Department is taking to support the finances and welfare of those affected.

Photo of Hilary Benn Hilary Benn The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The pension rights of retired police officers is a devolved matter for which the Department of Justice is responsible.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 10 March 2026, cW)

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