# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Regulation 21: Eligible service


(1) A member of a police force in England and Wales—
(a) is in eligible service; and
(b) is eligible to be an active member of this scheme.
(2) While a person is a protected member of the existing police pension scheme, the person—
(a) is not in eligible service; and
(b) is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme.
(3) For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of a police force remains in eligible service during—
(a) a career break; and
(b) any other period of unpaid leave—
(i) that does not exceed 5 years; and
(ii) during which the employment relationship continues .
(4) For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of a police force remains in eligible service during a period of permanent service unless during that period of permanent service P is in pensionable service in—
(a) an existing scheme that relates to the armed forces or another scheme under section 1 of the Act that relates to the armed forces; or
(b) any other occupational pension scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-21
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