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Public Service Pensions Act 2013

2013 c. 25 · Enacted 25 April 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for public service pension schemes; and for connected purposes.

[25th April 2013]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Establishment of new schemes
  2. 1Schemes for persons in public service
  3. 2Responsible authority for schemes
  4. 3Scheme regulations
  5. Governance
  6. 4Scheme manager
  7. 5Pension board
  8. 6Pension board: information
  9. 7Scheme advisory board
  10. Design
  11. 8Types of scheme
  12. 9Revaluation
  13. 10Pension age
  14. Cost control
  15. 11Valuations
  16. 12Employer cost cap
  17. 12ASections 11 and 12: restricted schemes
  18. 13Employer contributions in funded schemes
  19. Administration
  20. 14Information about benefits
  21. 15Information about schemes
  22. 16Records
  23. 17Regulatory oversight
  24. Transitional
  25. 18Restriction of existing pension schemes
  26. 19Closure of existing injury and compensation schemes
  27. 20Final salary link
  28. Procedure for scheme regulations
  29. 21Consultation
  30. 22Procedure for protected elements
  31. 23Procedure for retrospective provision
  32. 24Other procedure
  33. New schemes: supplementary
  34. 25Extension of schemes
  35. 25AExtension of schemes where definition of “the judiciary” expanded
  36. 26Non-scheme benefits
  37. 27Consequential and minor amendments
  38. Existing schemes: supplementary
  39. 28Existing local government schemes
  40. 29Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access
  41. Public body pension schemes
  42. 30New public body pension schemes
  43. 31Restriction of certain existing public body pension schemes
  44. 32Existing public body pension schemes: pension age
  45. Parliamentary and other pension schemes
  46. 33Great offices of state
  47. 34Parliamentary and other pension schemes: pension age
  48. 35Members of the European Parliament
  49. Review Not yet in force
  50. 36Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police: review Not yet in force
  51. General
  52. 37General interpretation
  53. 38Regulations, orders and directions
  54. Final
  55. 39Financial provision
  56. 40Extent
  57. 41Commencement
  58. 42Short title
  59. Schedule 1: Persons in public service: definitions
  60. Civil servants
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. Judiciary
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. Local government workers
  65. 3Paragraph 3
  66. Teachers
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. Health service workers
  69. 5Paragraph 5
  70. Fire and rescue workers
  71. 6Paragraph 6
  72. Police forces
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. Armed forces
  75. 8Paragraph 8
  76. Transitional provision
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. Schedule 2: Responsible authorities
  80. Civil servants and judiciary
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. Local government workers
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. Teachers
  86. 4Paragraph 4
  87. Health service workers
  88. 5Paragraph 5
  89. Fire and rescue workers
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. Police forces
  92. 7Paragraph 7
  93. Armed forces
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. Schedule 3: Scope of scheme regulations: supplementary matters
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 7Paragraph 7
  103. 8Paragraph 8
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. 10Paragraph 10
  106. 11Paragraph 11
  107. 12Paragraph 12
  108. 13Paragraph 13
  109. 14Paragraph 14
  110. 15Paragraph 15
  111. Schedule 4: Regulatory oversight
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. 5Paragraph 5
  117. 6Paragraph 6
  118. 7Paragraph 7
  119. 8Paragraph 8
  120. 9Paragraph 9
  121. 10Paragraph 10
  122. 11Paragraph 11
  123. 12Paragraph 12
  124. 13Paragraph 13
  125. 14Paragraph 14
  126. 15Paragraph 15
  127. 16Paragraph 16
  128. 17Paragraph 17
  129. 18Paragraph 18
  130. 19Paragraph 19
  131. 20Paragraph 20
  132. 21Paragraph 21
  133. 22Paragraph 22
  134. Schedule 5: Existing pension schemes
  135. Civil servants
  136. 1Paragraph 1
  137. Judiciary
  138. 2Paragraph 2
  139. 3Paragraph 3
  140. 4Paragraph 4
  141. 5Paragraph 5
  142. 6Paragraph 6
  143. 7Paragraph 7
  144. 8Paragraph 8
  145. 9Paragraph 9
  146. 10Paragraph 10
  147. 11Paragraph 11
  148. 12Paragraph 12
  149. 13Paragraph 13
  150. 14Paragraph 14
  151. 15Paragraph 15
  152. Local government workers
  153. 16Paragraph 16
  154. 17Paragraph 17
  155. Teachers
  156. 18Paragraph 18
  157. Health service workers
  158. 19Paragraph 19
  159. Fire and rescue workers
  160. 20Paragraph 20
  161. 21Paragraph 21
  162. Members of police forces
  163. 22Paragraph 22
  164. 23Paragraph 23
  165. Armed forces
  166. 24Paragraph 24
  167. 25Paragraph 25
  168. 26Paragraph 26
  169. 27Paragraph 27
  170. 28Paragraph 28
  171. 29Paragraph 29
  172. Schedule 6: Existing injury and compensation schemes
  173. Civil servants
  174. 1Paragraph 1
  175. Judiciary
  176. 2Paragraph 2
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. 4Paragraph 4
  179. Local government workers
  180. 5Paragraph 5
  181. Teachers
  182. 6Paragraph 6
  183. Health service workers
  184. 7Paragraph 7
  185. Fire and rescue workers
  186. 8Paragraph 8
  187. Members of police forces
  188. 9Paragraph 9
  189. 10Paragraph 10
  190. Armed forces
  191. 11Paragraph 11
  192. 12Paragraph 12
  193. 13Paragraph 13
  194. 14Paragraph 14
  195. 15Paragraph 15
  196. 16Paragraph 16
  197. 17Paragraph 17
  198. Compensation schemes for loss of office etc
  199. 18Paragraph 18
  200. Schedule 7: Final salary link
  201. Persons who remain in an old scheme for past service
  202. 1Paragraph 1
  203. Persons whose benefits under an old scheme are transferred to another closed scheme
  204. 2Paragraph 2
  205. Continuity of employment
  206. 3Paragraph 3
  207. Movement between new schemes
  208. 4Paragraph 4
  209. Final salary link not to apply again to a pension in payment
  210. 5Paragraph 5
  211. Schedule 8: Consequential and minor amendments
  212. County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25 (N.I.))
  213. 1Paragraph 1
  214. District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (c. 2 (N.I.))
  215. 2Paragraph 2
  216. Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 2)
  217. 3Paragraph 3
  218. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)
  219. 4Paragraph 4
  220. 5Paragraph 5
  221. Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
  222. 6Paragraph 6
  223. 7Paragraph 7
  224. 8Paragraph 8
  225. 9Paragraph 9
  226. 10Paragraph 10
  227. 11Paragraph 11
  228. Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35)
  229. 12Paragraph 12
  230. House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c. 36)
  231. 13Paragraph 13
  232. Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)
  233. 14Paragraph 14
  234. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
  235. 15Paragraph 15
  236. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)
  237. 16Paragraph 16
  238. 17Paragraph 17
  239. Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
  240. 18Paragraph 18
  241. 19Paragraph 19
  242. 20Paragraph 20
  243. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
  244. 21Paragraph 21
  245. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  246. 22Paragraph 22
  247. 23Paragraph 23
  248. 24Paragraph 24
  249. 25Paragraph 25
  250. Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)
  251. 26Paragraph 26
  252. Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)
  253. 27Paragraph 27
  254. Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32)
  255. 28Paragraph 28
  256. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  257. 29Paragraph 29
  258. Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 (c. 16)
  259. 30Paragraph 30
  260. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)
  261. 31Paragraph 31
  262. Schedule 9: Existing schemes for civil servants: extension of access
  263. 1Paragraph 1
  264. 2Paragraph 2
  265. 3Paragraph 3
  266. Schedule 10: Public bodies whose pension schemes must be restricted
  267. 1Paragraph 1
  268. 2Paragraph 2
  269. 3Paragraph 3
  270. 4Paragraph 4
  271. 5Paragraph 5
  272. 6Paragraph 6
  273. 7Paragraph 7
  274. 8Paragraph 8
  275. 9Paragraph 9
  276. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  277. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  278. 12Paragraph 12
  279. 13Paragraph 13
  280. 14Paragraph 14
  281. 15Paragraph 15
  282. Schedule 11: Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Commons Speaker
  283. Extension of MPs' and Ministerial pension schemes
  284. 1Paragraph 1
  285. 2Paragraph 2
  286. Lord Chancellor's salary
  287. 3Paragraph 3
  288. Closure of existing arrangements
  289. 4Paragraph 4
  290. 5Paragraph 5
  291. 6Paragraph 6
  292. 7Paragraph 7
  293. Saving and transitional
  294. 8Paragraph 8