{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-170",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-170.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/170",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "170",
  "heading": "Rate of member contributions",
  "text": "(1) An active member of this scheme must pay contributions to this scheme (“member contributions”) on the member's pensionable earnings ... for each pay period at a rate determined under this regulation (“member contributions rate”).\n(2) The member contributions rate which applies to a payment of pensionable earnings is the percentage, set out in column 2 or 3 of the table, corresponding to the relevant pay in column 1 for that payment.\n(3) Column 2 sets out the member contributions rate which applies if the scheme manager determines under Chapter 4 of Part 4 that the member is eligible under this scheme for payment of ill-health benefits (“full member contributions rate”).\n(4) Column 3 sets out the member contributions rate which applies if the scheme manager determines under regulation 36 (determination of eligibility for payment of ill-health benefits) that the member is ineligible under this scheme for payment of ill-health benefits (“reduced member contributions rate”).\n(5) A reduced member contributions rate ceases to apply to a member from the date the scheme manager determines under regulation 37 (re-determination of eligibility for payment of ill-health benefits) that the member is eligible under this scheme for payment of ill-health benefits.\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nRelevant pay\nFull member contributions rate\nReduced member contributions rate\n£37,035 or less\n12.88%\n10.38%\nMore than £37,035 but less than £79,588\n13.88%\n11.38%\n£79,588 or more\n14.22%\n11.72%",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 170(1) omitted (1.4.2026) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Member Contributions) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/267), regs. 1(1), 7(a) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 170(2) substituted (1.4.2026) by The Police Pensions (Member Contributions) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/267), regs. 1(1), 7(b) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 170(6) omitted (1.4.2026) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Member Contributions) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/267), regs. 1(1), 7(c) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 170(7) omitted (1.4.2026) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Member Contributions) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/267), regs. 1(1), 7(c) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 170 table substituted (1.4.2026) by The Police Pensions (Member Contributions) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/267), regs. 1(1), 7(d) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "See Chapter 2 of Part 4 (determination of eligibility for payment of ill-health benefits)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/regulation/170",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:45:30.636565+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}