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<p>The police pension schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are a matter for the
Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly respectively.<br><br>Government
has a general presumption against making this type of change to pensions and we do
not consider that there are other workforces that are generally comparable to the
UK Armed Forces. However, Ministers must be able to exercise discretion where there
are compelling and clear arguments.<br><br>The special circumstances of our military
personnel, including the level of risk that they face and the disruption to family
life provide a unique set of circumstances, which are further bolstered by the Armed
Forces Covenant. We believe these merit a move away, in the specific instance of the
Armed Forces, from Government’s general presumption against making retrospective changes.</p><p>
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