Explanatory note

Section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11) (“the Act”) permits the Minister for the Civil Service to make schemes which make provision for pension and other benefits in respect of civil servants and persons serving in an office or employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme are some of the schemes which have been made under section 1 of the Act.

The addition of an employment or office to Schedule 1 to the Act makes a person serving in that employment or holding that office eligible to be a member of schemes made under section 1 of the Act, subject to the rules of those schemes.

Article 2 of this Order provides that section 1 of the Act applies to employment by the Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service with effect from 1st April 2014. The Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service was renamed the Parliamentary Digital Service with effect from 1st April 2015 and, accordingly, the article also provides that section 1 of the Act applies to employment by the Parliamentary Digital Service with effect from that date. Article 2 also provides that section 1 of the Act applies to employment by UK Government Investments Limited.

Article 3 of this Order adds the office of deputy traffic commissioner for England and Wales, the office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service and the office of the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct to the list of offices in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Article 4 of this Order adds certain employments remunerated out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund to Schedule 1 to the Act. Employment by the Scottish Land Commission, Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) and Community Justice Scotland are added to the list of employments in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Articles 5 and 6 of this Order add certain employments and offices remunerated out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund to Schedule 1 to the Act. Employment by Qualification Wales and the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales are added to the list of employments in Schedule 1 to the Act. The offices of Ministerial Adviser on Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence and the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales are added to the list of offices in Schedule 1 to the Act. The addition of employments and offices remunerated out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund is authorised by section 1(7) of the Act.

Article 7 removes employment by the Olympic Lottery Distributor, the National Consumer Council, the National Consumer Council established under the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007, the Royal Household and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland from those employments listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Article 8 amends Schedule 1 to the Act to reflect the fact that the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has been renamed the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales and that the General Teaching Council for Wales has been renamed the Education Workforce Council.

A number of changes to Schedule 1 to the Act made by this Order have effect from dates before the date this Order is made. This is authorised by section 1(8)(a) of the Act.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact upon the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.