# The Neonatal Care Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2025, Regulation 29: Amendment to the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022


(1) The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) at the appropriate place insert—
““neonatal care leave” means leave under section 80EF (neonatal care leave) of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”;
(b) in the definition of “statutory pay”—
(i) at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of paragraph (d), for “:” substitute “; or”;
(iii) after paragraph (d), insert—
“(e) statutory neonatal care pay within the meaning of section 171ZZ16 (entitlement) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Acts 1992;”.
(3) In regulation 17 (meaning of “assumed pay”: salaried office holders), in paragraph (3)(b)—
(a) after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b) after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.
(4) In regulation 18 (meaning of “assumed pay”: fee-paid office holders), in paragraph (5)(b)—
(a) after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b) after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.
(5) In regulation 106 (amount of pensionable earnings: assumed pay), in paragraph (4)—
(a) after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b) after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.
(6) In regulation 107 (payment of member contributions), in paragraph (3)(a)—
(a) after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b) after “additional paternity leave” insert “or neonatal care leave”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/201/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neonatal-care-leave-and-pay-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-regulations-2025/regulation-29
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