UK Statutory Instrument
2022
United Kingdom
The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022
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2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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Schedules
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Repayment of contributions under pre-2022 scheme
Qualifying for retirement benefits under the pre-2022 scheme
Nomination under the pre-2022 scheme continues to have effect
Pre-commencement contributions
Deferred members of the 2015 scheme
Meaning of “continuity of service”
Commencement of active membership of this scheme
Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under a pre-2022 scheme
Annual rate of surviving adults’ pensions payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service
Annual rate of eligible child’s pension payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service
Death in service lump sum
Death out of service lump sum
Pensionable service under pre-2022 scheme
Application of this Part
Preservation of benefit
Revaluation of preserved benefit
Amendments to the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015
Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2017
Employers’ contributions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Pay employer contributions and administrative charges to the Judicial Pensions Scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
Information to be provided by employers
- Provide scheme manager with requested information by specified date
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Establishment and scope
Scheme manager
Delegation
Payment of fees and expenses
Qualifying judicial office
Qualifying judicial offices with retrospective entitlements
Eligible persons
Service in two or more qualifying judicial offices
Application of Chapter
Enrolment
Opting out of this scheme
Opting out before the end of one month
Opting out after one month
Opting into this scheme
Pensionable earnings
Meaning of “assumed pay”: salaried office holders
Meaning of “assumed pay”: fee-paid office holders
Meaning of “deferred member”
Refund of all member contributions made by the member
Calculation of “retirement index adjustment”
Determination of “the age addition”
Determination of “the assumed age addition”
Calculation of amount of accrued standard earned pension for purpose of deferment or full retirement
Calculation of amount of accrued standard earned pension for purpose of partial retirement
Establishment of pension accounts: general
Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out
Application of Chapter
Establishment of active member’s account
Amount of pension for a scheme year
Opening balance
Closure of active member’s account
Application of Chapter
Establishment of deferred member’s account
Provisional amount of deferred pension
Adjustment of provisional amount
Closure of deferred member’s account after gap in pensionable service not exceeding 5 years
Establishment of full retirement account
Amount of full retirement pension
Establishment of partial retirement account
Amount of partial retirement pension
Establishment of pension credit member’s account
Other pension accounts
Application of Part
Qualifying service
Entitlement to full retirement pension
Annual rate of full retirement pension (active members)
Annual rate of full retirement pension (deferred members)
Exercise of partial retirement option
Partial retirement option notice
Entitlement to partial retirement pension or full retirement pension
Annual rate of partial retirement pension
Annual rate of full retirement pension when taking partial retirement
Meaning of “permanent breakdown in health”
Meaning of “incapacity for employment”
Entitlement to ill-health pension
Annual rate of ill-health pension
Options under this Chapter
Exercising an option under this Chapter
Option to commute part of pension
Option to commute whole of member’s accrued pensions (serious ill-health)
Commutation supplement
Allocation election
Restriction on total amount of pension that may be allocated
Making an allocation election
Effect of allocation election
Adjustment of allocated benefit (members who have reached the age of 75)
Entitlement to pension credit member’s pension
Claim for early payment
Pension credit member’s rights
Annual rate of pension credit member’s pension
Option for pension credit member to commute part of pension
Option for pension credit member to commute whole pension (serious ill-health)
Commutation supplement
Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits
Surviving adults
Meaning of “surviving cohabiting partner”
Meaning of “surviving adult’s pension”
Meaning of dependant’s earned pension
Meaning of dependant’s ill-health pension
Entitlement to surviving adult’s pension
Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of pensioner member
Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of deferred member
Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable on death of active member (death in service)
Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity
Meaning of “eligible child’s pension”
Meaning of “eligible child”
Eligibility for eligible child’s pension
Annual rate of eligible child’s pension
Payment of pensions under this Part
Stopping payment and recovery of pensions paid under this Part
Provisional awards of eligible child’s pensions: later adjustment
Payment of lump sum death benefit
Supplement: lump sum death benefit
Nominations for lump sum death benefits
Invalid nominations of individuals
Payment of lump sum death benefit to nominees or personal representatives
Members affected by court orders to former spouses and civil partners on death
Recovery of payments
Meaning of “final pay”
Meaning of “annualised final pay”
Amount payable on death of active member (death in service)
Amount payable on death of deferred member or pensioner member (death out of service)
Amount payable on death of pension credit member
Rate of member contributions
Amount of pensionable earnings: assumed pay
Payment of member contributions
Application of Part
Interpretation of Part
Transfer value payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements
Application for a statement of entitlement
Statement of entitlement
Request for transfer value payment to be made
Calculating the amount of a transfer value
Effect of transfers-out
Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations
Employer Cost Cap
Meaning of “dual capacity member”
Payment of benefits to or in respect of a dual capacity member
Late payment of retirement index adjustment
Commutation of small pensions
Commutation supplement: small pensions
Forfeiture: offences committed by members
Forfeiture: offences committed by a member’s beneficiary
Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses
Set-off
Calculation of periods of membership and service
Determination of questions
Evidence of entitlement
Provision of benefit information statements to members
Amendment to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Judicial Offices) Order 2015
Financial provision
Transitional provisions
Sitting in retirement offices
Modifying provisions and amendments
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