Finally my welcome pack has turned up, reading through the it all and to be totally honest it's all Greek to me does any body on here know which one is best for a new starter I'm 40 yrs never really done the pension thing. Do I go with the Alpha or Partnership? Any help would be great.
Last edited by falkor on Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason:poll added
Application 09/04/17
Post 19/04/17
RAD 03/05/17
RAD results 05/05/17
Merit listed 10/05/17 @ 1415hrs
Conditional offer 10/05/17 @ 2347hrs
Vetted started 11/05/17
Vetting completed 19/06/17
Got the Call 28/06/17
Poelt 31/07/17
Went live 15/10/17
My mate who is ex forces suggests the partnership option is best?. But will ask next week myself as still not filled anything in as just don't understand anything as such or the eventual value!.
You're all asking for pension advice from here? Are you mad?
No-one here can advise you of the best option as we don't know your personal priorities or circumstances.
Something as important as pension advice requires the help of a professional financial advisor who knows what you want to achieve from your pension.
You stagger me, you really do.
NTKB
If you post on a public forum, asking for opinions, I may give mine - I don't care if you don't like what I post... I don't care what you think about me... it simply isn't important!
I spoke to a financial advisor who is also a friend who said stay clear of the partnership option and stick to alpha. It's the most popular choice for a reason but it's all down to personal choice. She explained everything through with me and alpha was the only option in the end.
My Karma just ran over your dogma.
RAD - 10/02/2017 -
Application & Vetting & Appeal - 01/03/2017 >
Contract - 08/05/2018
POELT due to start - 31/06/2017
Hopefully someone will give us the answer!! Although I feel like I really should know this but I really dont!
I don't get this pension stuff really. Iv never had to do any pension things before, not even the workplace one so its all new to me. It just seems like quite a bit of money to lose every month, but then maybe I'm working it out wrong
RAD - 3/08
Mirrored results over - 7/08
Vetting info submitted - 8/08
OH Assist - 29/10
Status changed to higher checks/outstanding OH- 3/11
Status changed 'next stage of recruitment process' -13/11
The call - 16/11
POELT - 12/02/2018
RKJL wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:15 pm
I just put HMP (whatever)
and the address of your prison office. there is a website you can look this up, here it is
RAD - 3/08
Mirrored results over - 7/08
Vetting info submitted - 8/08
OH Assist - 29/10
Status changed to higher checks/outstanding OH- 3/11
Status changed 'next stage of recruitment process' -13/11
The call - 16/11
POELT - 12/02/2018
lol not a problem, thought you might of missed it. FYI - I've phoned them up and that is the correct thing to put
Applied - 23/07/17
RAD - 03/08/17
RAD Results 07/08/17
RAD Results finally received -06/09/17
Job offer 07/09/17
Vetting forms sent off 08/09/17
Got the Call 14/11/17
Start Date 08/01/18
POELT 15/01/18
does any body on here know which one is best for a new starter I'm 40 yrs never really done the pension thing. Do I go with the Alpha or Partnership? Any help would be great.
.......two more sleeps till my start date 
noted NTKB 
Thank you - I think 
