Regulation 10 Modifications to the 2014 Regulations insofar as they apply in relation to this schemeI1

accrued rights were references to accrued rights under this scheme;

actuarial guidance were references to the equivalent guidance issued under this scheme;

the Civil Service Appeal Board were references to the exceptions committee;

the Civil Service Pension Board established by the 2014 Regulations were references to the Scheme Pension Board;

elections were references to the equivalent election exercised under this scheme;

the employer were references to F1Government Communications Headquarters, the Secret Intelligence Service or the Security Service;

the members of the scheme established by regulation 3 of the 2014 Regulations were references to members of this scheme;

options were references to the equivalent options exercised under this scheme;

pension were references to pension under this scheme;

pension age, in any form, were to the equivalent pension age under this scheme;

pensionable service were references to pensionable service under this scheme;

pensionable earnings were references to pensionable earnings in relation to this scheme;

the scheme, or any part of it, established by the 2014 Regulations, were references to this scheme;

the scheme advisory board established by regulation 10 of the 2014 Regulations were references to the scheme advisory board of this scheme;

the scheme actuary appointed under regulation 158 of the 2014 Regulations were references to the scheme actuary appointed under this scheme;

the scheme closing date were to 31st March 2016;

the scheme manager of PSCOPS were references to the scheme manager of this scheme; and

the scheme medical adviser of PSCOPS were references to the scheme medical adviser of this scheme.

“Admission Agreement” were omitted;

the “Civil Service Compensation Scheme” were references to the Relevant Compensation Scheme;

“compensation scheme” were references to-

“Fair Deal eligible person” and “Fair Deal transfer date” were omitted;

“member” included references to ordinary members and extraordinary members as defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations; and

“the PCSPS” were references to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Connected Schemes, except where this regulation provides otherwise.

at the end of sub-paragraph (d)(i), “or” was omitted ;

at the end of sub-paragraph (d)(ii), for “and” there was substituted “or”; and

after sub-paragraph (d)(ii), there was inserted–

“for an extraordinary member, the day before the day on which the extraordinary member will reach 60 (assuming that the extraordinary member lives until that age); and”.

the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016” was omitted;

for the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017” there was substituted–

“

Scheme Year 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017

Annualised rate of pensionable earnings	Member contribution rates for transition members from Section II of the First, Second and Fourth Connected Schemes	Member contributions rate for other members
Up to but not including £15,001	2.55%	4.15%
£15,001 to but not including £21,211	4.15%	4.15%
£21,211 to but not including £48,472	5.00%	5.00%
£48,472 to but not including £150,001	6.90%	6.90%
£150,001 and above	7.60%	7.60%

”

for the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018” there was substituted–

“

Scheme Year 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018

Annualised rate of pensionable earnings	Member contribution rates for transition members from Section II of the First, Second and Fourth Connected Schemes	Member contributions rate for other members
Up to but not including £15,001	3.35%	4.15%
£15,001 to but not including £21,423	4.15%	4.15%
£21,423 to but not including £51,006	5.00%	5.00%
£51,006 to but not including £150,001	6.90%	6.90%
£150,001 and above	7.60%	7.60%

”

for the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019” there was substituted–

“

Scheme Year 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 F3and Scheme Year 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020

Annualised rate of pensionable earnings	Member contribution rates for transition members from Section II of the First, Second and Fourth Connected Schemes	Member contributions rate for other members
Up to but not including £15,001	4.15%	4.15%
£15,001 to but not including £21,637	4.15%	4.15%
£21,637 to but not including £51,516	5.00%	5.00%
£51,516 to but not including £150,001	6.90%	6.90%
£150,001 and above	7.60%	7.60%

”

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in paragraph (8), for the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021” there was substituted—

“

Scheme Year 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 and subsequently

Annualised rate of pensionable earnings	Member contributions rate
Up to but not including £22,601	4.15%
£22,601 to but not including £54,901	5.00%
£54,901 to but not including £150,001	6.90%
£150,001 and above	7.60%

”;

after paragraph (8) there were inserted—

“(9)

The figures in column 1 of the table headed “Scheme Year 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 and subsequently” (except for the figure of £150,001) are to be increased on 1st April 2021 and on 1st April of each subsequent scheme year, if there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index, by the appropriate percentage for the scheme year rounded up to the nearest £1.

(10)

There is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for a scheme year if the consumer prices index for the month of September before that scheme year is higher than that for the previous September.

(11)

The appropriate percentage for the scheme year is the same percentage as any percentage increase in the consumer prices index over the period specified by paragraph (10).

(12)

For the purposes of paragraphs (9) to (11), “consumer prices index” means the all items consumer prices index established by section 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

(13)

In respect of a member in a special post to whom regulation 43(4A)(a) applies, the member contributions rate is double the member contributions rate in the tables in paragraph (8) that would otherwise be applicable to them.”.

the references in that Schedule to PCSPS–

in paragraph 3(1)–

in paragraph 25(2), for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)” there was substituted “sub-paragraphs (3) to (4A)”; and

after paragraph 25(4) was added–

“(4A)

An extraordinary member may not exercise an effective pension age option.”.

references in that Schedule to “PCSPS” were references to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Connected Schemes;

after paragraph 6 there were inserted–

“Meaning of “active member of Third Connected Scheme”

6A.

(1)

For the purposes of Part 2 of this Schedule, a person (P) is an active member of the Third Connected Scheme on a given date if on that date–

(a)

P is in pensionable service under that scheme; or

(b)

P is on a gap in service not exceeding 5 years.

(2)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), after the closing date for the Third Connected Scheme, P is not on a gap in service while P is in pensionable public service.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2), “the closing date for the Third Connected Scheme” means F831st March 2022 .”.

in paragraph 8, after the definition of “active member of the PCSPS” there were inserted–

• ““active member of the Third Connected Scheme” has the meaning given in paragraph 6A;”;

after paragraph 14(1)(a), there was inserted–

“(aa)

P was an active member of the Third Connected Scheme on 31stMarch 2012;”;

in paragraph 28(1)(a), for “15th August 2014 and ending with 30th September 2014” there was substituted “7th January 2016 and ending with 17th February 2016”;

in paragraph 28(2), for “31st October 2014” there was substituted “18th February 2016”; and

in paragraph 36(3), for the definition of “all relevant appeal rights” there was substituted–

““all relevant appeal rights” includes the arrangements for appeals against a decision of the scheme medical advisers not to give an ill health retirement certificate put in place by the Secret Intelligence Service and Security Service”.