Produced in partnership with David Gallagher of Fieldfisher LLP This Agreement is made on [insert date]. Parties 1 [insert full name of Administering Authority] (the...
Following two periods of consultation (the first in 2015 and the second in 2016), the government decided to: • cap the value of public sector exit payments to £95,000...
Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of Gunnercooke LLP 1 Interpretation 1.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Schedule: Broadly...
Special provisions normally apply to ensure a minimum level of pension protection for employees whose employment compulsorily transfers from central government to private...
TUPE and pensions Where there is a transfer of a public service from central government to a private sector contractor, special protections will normally apply in respect...
The charities sector in the UK is significant in size. There is a wide range of pension provision across the sector. Many charities are facing financial pressures as a...
What is the Local Government Pension Scheme? The main pension scheme for local authorities is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The LGPS is a statutory, public...
Outsourcing occurs when an organisation enters into an agreement with a third party, by which that third party assumes responsibility for providing services which are...
The Best Value Direction The government’s ‘Fair Deal’ policy was first introduced in 1999 and set out how pensions issues should be dealt with when staff are compulsorily...
Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of Gunnercooke LLP This Agreement is made on [date] Between 1 [ ] of [ ] (the ‘Administering Authority’); 2 [ ] of [ ] (the...
Pension Schemes Act 2015 The Pension Schemes Act 2015 (PSA 2015) covers three main areas: • the new ‘defined ambition’ pensions • the provision of the ‘guidance...
This document links to a guide to some aspects of the law around decision-making for police ill-health retirements and the police injury pension system. It does not...
The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (‘ESPS’) is a trust-based scheme established by the Electricity Council by a resolution dated 20 January 1983 as an industry-wide...
Statutory Framework The obligations relating to the treatment of 'Protected Persons' are set out in the Electricity (Protected Persons) (England and Wales) Pension...
FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: Further to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in O Brien v Ministry of Justice on 7 November 2018 to the effect that the...
Statutory framework The Judicial Pension Scheme includes a number of judicial pension schemes. Historically, there were: • the Judicial Pension Scheme 1981 (JPS 1981)....
Statutory framework The Judicial Pension Scheme includes a number of judicial pension schemes. Historically, there were: • the Judicial Pension Scheme 1981 (JPS 1981)....
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a statutory, public-service pension scheme for local government and related employees in England and Wales. The provisions...
This Practice Note relates to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) benefits accrued from 1 April 2014. It may be necessary to refer also to the Practice Note on the...
What is the alpha scheme? The alpha scheme, which is part of the Civil Service Pension (CSP) arrangements, came into force on 1 April 2015. Since that date, it is the...
What is the NHSPS? The National Health Service Pension Scheme (NHSPS) is an unfunded, public service occupational pension scheme that provides retirement benefits to...
What is the Teachers’ Pension Scheme? The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory, public service pension scheme for members of the teaching profession in England...
This Practice Note relates to LGPS benefits accrued to 31 March 2014 and remains relevant to benefits accrued up to that date (which remain linked to final salary for...
This Practice Note covers the National Health Service Pension Scheme as it stood before the changes made on 1 April 2015 to that scheme. What is the NHSPS? The National...
What is the PCSPS? Up to 30 September 2002, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) was the sole pension arrangement available in the civil service. Since 1...
What is the Teachers’ Pension Scheme? The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory, public service pension scheme for members of the teaching profession in England...