The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk has been asked to provide written clarification on the legal rules around police pension forfeiture, after a panel member raised concerns that families of dismissed officers could be left out of pocket.

The question arose during discussion of a complaints monitoring report, when a member noted that Freedom of Information requests about pension forfeiture had appeared twice in recent correspondence received by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk (OPCCN).

The member asked whether steps had been taken to ensure that dependent family members — such as spouses or children — were not penalised when an officer was dismissed and their pension was forfeited as a result.

PCC Sarah Taylor explained that a court judgment had already addressed this concern. She told the panel that the amount of pension that can be forfeited is legally capped specifically to protect the financial position of dependants.

The PCC indicated that a short written note would be provided to the panel to set out the current legal position clearly.

The panel agreed to the request and noted the broader complaints monitoring report, which recorded just one complaint relating to the PCC since the previous report in October 2025.