# The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017, Regulation 128J: Contribution required for added units of benefit for retired FPJABS members


(1) For a retired FPJABS member, where on the date the member retired they had a spouse, civil partner or qualifying child, the contribution required for added units of benefit is to be determined in accordance with the formula—
((A÷100B)×C)+Dwhere—
A is the sum of the personal benefits and family benefits percentage figures set out in Schedule 4 on the assumed contribution commencement date, which correspond to the reckonable service specified in the definition of B
B is the amount of reckonable service in eligible fee-paid office for which benefits are to be calculated under the pre-1995 provisions, which the member accrued in the period beginning with the assumed contribution commencement date and ending with the date on which the member retired, calculated in accordance with regulation 5(1) as though paragraph (2) of that regulation does not apply
C is the total of the fees paid to the member in respect of qualifying fee-paid days in the period referred to in B
D is the number of added units of benefit which the unretired FPJABS member has notified to the administrators that the member would like to purchase.
(2) For a retired FPJABS member, where on the date the member retired they did not have a spouse, civil partner or qualifying child at any point in the period beginning with the assumed contribution commencement date and ending with the date the member retired, the cost of added units of benefit is to be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) as if in the definition of A, instead of referring to the personal benefits and family benefits percentage figures, it referred only to the personal benefits percentage figure.
(3) For a retired FPJABS member who did not have a spouse, civil partner or qualifying child on the date on which they retired, but did at some point in the period beginning with the assumed contribution commencement date and ending with the date they retired, the cost of added units of benefit is to be determined in accordance with the formula—
E+Fwhere—
E is the cost for the period beginning with the assumed contribution commencement date and ending with the date on which the member last had a spouse, civil partner or qualifying child, determined in accordance with paragraph (1) as if “C” referred to the total of fees paid to the member in respect of qualifying fee-paid days in that period
F is the cost for the period beginning with the day after the date the member last had a spouse, civil partner or qualifying child (“the start date”) and ending with the date the member retired, determined in accordance with paragraph (2) as if “C” referred to the total of fees paid to the member in respect of qualifying fee-paid days in that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/522/regulation/128J (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-fee-paid-judges-regulations-2017/regulation-128J
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