Public service pension scheme definition

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Central government outsourcing—Fair Deal 2013 and pensions

Special provisions normally apply to ensure a minimum level of pension protection for employees whose employment compulsorily transfers from central government to private sector contractors as a result of outsourcing of services. These protections are commonly known as ‘Fair Deal’.Fair Deal protection—background historyFair Deal guidance was originally published in Annex A of the HM Treasury Guidance ‘Staff Transfers From Central Government: A Fair Deal for Staff Pensions’ which was issued in June 1999 and was addressed only to central government departments and agencies. This original guidance (which is referred to as ‘old Fair Deal’ in this Practice Note) developed over time as follows:•in January 2000, old Fair Deal was annexed and referred to in the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice ‘Staff Transfers in the Public Sector’ (COSOP) which was subsequently revised in November 2007 and December 2013. The decision to annex old Fair Deal to COSOP was significant as the government expects public sector organisations—other than just central government departments, agencies and the National Health Service (NHS)—to follow COSOP. The...

Central government outsourcing—the old Fair Deal and pensions [Archived]

TUPE and pensionsWhere there is a transfer of a public service from central government to a private sector contractor, special protections will normally apply in respect of the pension rights of the transferring employees. These protections were originally contained in Annex A of the HM Treasury Guidance ‘Staff Transfers From Central Government: A Fair Deal for Staff Pensions’ (old Fair Deal).Old Fair Deal provided protection over and above the basic minimum protection provided by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), SI 2006/246, the Pensions Act 2004, ss 257–258 and The Transfer of Employment (Pension Protection) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/649.For further information on TUPE, see TUPE—what pension benefits should the transferee provide? and TUPE and Beckmann—the pensions exception.Old Fair Deal—interaction with Fair Deal 2013 and when it appliesOld Fair Deal was issued in June 1999 and is addressed only to central government departments and agencies. Old Fair Deal is guidance only and not legally binding.Old Fair Deal cover situations where there is a transfer of employees as...

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Central government outsourcing contract—template pensions schedule

Central government outsourcing contract—template pensions schedule 1 Interpretation 1.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Schedule: Broadly Comparable Pension Scheme • a pension scheme formally certified by the Government Actuary’s Department as broadly comparable to the relevant Public Sector Pension Scheme Customer’s Scheme • the Public Sector Pension Scheme currently operated by the Customer in respect of the Relevant Employees Fair Deal Guidance • HM Treasury Fair Deal for staff pensions—staff transfer from central government (October 2013) Onward Transfer Date • the date of transfer of Onward Transferring Employees of the Supplier pursuant to TUPE 2006 on expiry (or earlier termination) of this [Outsourcing Contract] Onward Transferring Employees • employees of the Supplier who on expiry (or earlier termination) of the [Outsourcing Contract] automatically transfer under TUPE 2006 to the Customer or another employer for the purpose of provision of the Services Public Sector Pension Scheme • the [Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Classic, Classic Plus, Premium or Nuvos,...

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