Introductory text

The Minister for the Civil Service makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(a), 2(1) and 3(1), (2) and (3) of, and Schedule 3 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013^f1.

In accordance with section 21 of that Act, the Minister has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Minister likely to be affected by these Regulations.

The retrospective provisions contained in these Regulations do not appear to the Minister to have significant adverse effects in relation to the pension payable to or in respect of members of the scheme established by the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014^f2, nor in any other way in relation to members of that scheme. Accordingly, the procedures set out in section 23 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 are not applicable in respect of these Regulations.