Regulation 24 Amendment to the Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014

(1)

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (interpretation)—

(a)

at the appropriate place insert—

““neonatal care leave” means leave under section 80EF of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”;

(b)

in the definition of “non-pensionable family leave”, after “carer’s leave or” insert “neonatal care leave”;

(c)

in the definition of “statutory pay” after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

statutory neonatal care pay payable in accordance with Part 12ZE of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,”.

(3)

In regulation 23 (service not pensionable unless member is entitled to pay), in paragraph (1)(b), after “parental bereavement leave,” insert “neonatal care leave,”.

(4)

In regulation 33 (interpretation), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “notional pensionable earnings”, after “parental bereavement leave,” insert “neonatal care leave,”.

(5)

In regulation 34 (pensionable earnings for school teachers), in paragraph (2)(c), after “parental bereavement leave,” insert “neonatal care leave,”.

(6)

In regulation 39 (pensionable earnings for the purpose of accruing benefits), in paragraph (a), after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

(7)

In regulation 143 (annual rate of surviving adult pension: short-term), in paragraph (2)(a) after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

(8)

In regulation 150 (annual rate of child pension: short-term), in paragraph (2)(a) after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

(9)

In regulation 184 (pensionable earnings for a pay period), in paragraph (4) after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

(10)

In regulation 189 (entitlement to repayment of balance of contributions), in paragraph (3) after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

(11)

In regulation 219 (employment records), in paragraph (2)(f) after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2014/512; relevant amending instruments S.I. 2014/2652, S.I. 2014/3255, S.I. 2020/354 and S.I. 2024/266.