If the deceased was still actively contributing to their pension, the Scheme will contact the Administration team to help your next of kin through the process.

Otherwise, to report the death of a Police Pension Scheme member, the Spouse, next of kin or personal representative should contact the administration team using these details:

tel: 0300 123 0828

email: enquiries_pensions@equiniti.com

We will need to know the deceased's membership number or National Insurance Number. 

If emailing, please also state their date of death, your relationship to them, your own contact details and whether there is a surviving spouse or dependant children.

We will respond and request any certificates or other documents required.

Upon receipt of these, we'll return the original certificates, contact the Trustee to seek discretion for any benefits that may be due, and if there are any, advise dependants of these benefits, including any lump sum.

If the deceased was in receipt of a pension under the Scheme, we will suspend pension payments, advise of any overpayments, and if applicable set up any dependant pensions.