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The Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/381 · Made 13 February 2014

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Police, England And Wales

Pensions, England And Wales

Made 13th February 2014

Laid before Parliament 25th February 2014

Coming into force 1st April 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976f1.

In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act, the Treasuryf2 have consented to the making of these Regulations and the Secretary of State has consulted with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdomf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1976 c. 35. Sections 1 to 7 were amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), paragraphs 28 and 29 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16), section 1(1) and (2) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52), section 78(2)(f) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32), section 126(1) of and paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16), paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 3 to the International Development Act 2002 (c.1), paragraph 30 of Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), paragraph 58 of Schedule 1 and Part 1(A) of Schedule 15 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 9 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), paragraph 2(2) of the Schedule to S.I. 2007/1098, paragraphs 128 to 130 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) and paragraphs 24 and 25 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).

f2

The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service were transferred to the Treasury by the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670).

f3

See section 61 of the Police Act 1996.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987
  3. 3Amendment to the Police Pensions Regulations 2006
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 1st April 2014.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

(1)

Regulation G2(1) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987f1 (pension contribution payable by regular policeman) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (a)—

(a)

in paragraph (i), for “10 per cent” substitute “10.75 per cent”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii), for “13.5 per cent” substitute “14.25 per cent”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (b)—

(a)

in paragraph (i), for “10.5 per cent” substitute “11.55 per cent”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii), for “14 per cent” substitute “15.05 per cent”.

3Amendment to the Police Pensions Regulations 2006

(1)

Regulation 7(1) of the Police Pensions Regulations 2006f1 (pension contributions payable by regular police officers) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (a)—

(a)

in paragraph (i), for “7.2 per cent” substitute “7.5 per cent”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii), for “10.7 per cent” substitute “11 per cent”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (b)—

(a)

in paragraph (i), for “8 per cent” substitute “8.55 per cent”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii), for “11.5 per cent”, substitute “12.05 per cent”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (c)—

(a)

in paragraph (i), for “8.5 per cent” substitute “9.25 per cent”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii), for “12 per cent” substitute “12.75 per cent”.

Signature

Damian Green

Minister of State

Home Office

13th February 2014

We consent

Mark Lancaster

Sam Gyimah

Two Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

13th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police Pensions Regulations 2006 in order to increase the rates of contribution payable by members of the police pension schemes governed by those Regulations.