# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 46: Quarantine

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This paragraph applies if—
(a) a member (P) left service in an employment to which the Civil Service Compensation Scheme applies in circumstances where P received benefits under rule 2.2, 2A.3, 3.1, 3.2A or 7.2 of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme which were enhanced to take account of a period after P left service (“the period of prospective service”);
(b) P subsequently begins service in a scheme employment; and
(c) the period beginning with the day after P’s last day of service as referred to in paragraph (a) and ending with the day before P subsequently begins service as referred to in paragraph (b) is less than the period of prospective service.
(2) During the period of prospective service—
(a) P does not accrue any earned pension under this scheme; and
(b) the rules of the PCSPS apply, with the exception of rules relating to payment of contributions by the employer and the member.
(3) Despite sub-paragraph (2)—
(a) P is treated as an active member of this scheme during the period of prospective service; and
(b) the period of prospective service counts as qualifying service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/2/paragraph/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-46
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