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Title and introductory text
This Statutory Instrument corrects errors in SI 2014/512 and SI 2023/871 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.
2025 No. 284
Public Service Pensions, England And Wales
Education, England And Wales
The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
6th March 2025
Laid before Parliament
10th March 2025
Coming into force
1st April 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers in—
(a) section 9(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”),
(b) sections 1(1) and (2)(d), 2 and 3(1), (2)(a) and (3)(b) of, and paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1 and 9(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”), and
(c) sections 10(1), 11(5)(d) and 19(1) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022.
The Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 9(5) of the 1972 Act and section 22(3) of the 2013 Act. In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament.
The retrospective provision contained in these Regulations does not appear to the Secretary of State to have significant adverse effects in relation to the pension payable to or in respect of members of the scheme established by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, nor to have significant adverse effects in any other way in relation to members of the scheme. Accordingly, the procedures set out in section 23 of the 2013 Act are not applicable in respect of these Regulations.
In accordance with section 9(1) of the 1972 Act, and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.
Propose a change1 Citation, extent and commencement
These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025,
(b) extend to England and Wales, and
(c) come into force on 1st April 2025.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010
(1) The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021”.
Propose a change3 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 8.
Propose a change4 Amendment to regulation 185 (members’ contributions)
In regulation 185, in the table, for column 2 substitute—
Column 2 Members’ contributions rate
7.4%
8.9%
9.9%
10.5%
11.6%
12%
Propose a change5 Amendments to regulation 196 (payment by employers to scheme manager)
In regulation 196, in paragraph (4)—
(a) in the opening words, for “7” substitute “15”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8th” substitute “16th”.
Propose a change6 Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 1 (general)
(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Fair Deal transfers)—
(a) in paragraph 4, for the definition of “contracting scheme employer” substitute—
“contracting scheme employer” means an employer mentioned in any of the following paragraphs, who is a party to a Participation Agreement—
paragraph 2(3)(b) (establishment providing further education constituted by an amalgamation of establishments),
paragraph 9(c) (governing body of a school maintained by a local authority),
paragraph 9(d), excluding institutions providing higher education only (institution providing further education, or further education and higher education, maintained by a local authority),
paragraph 10 (academy),
paragraph 13 (special school not maintained by a local authority),
paragraph 14, excluding institutions providing higher education (governing body of an institution within the further education sector to which grants are made), or
paragraph 24 (institution for the further education and training of disabled persons);
;
(b) in paragraph 6(a)—
(i) omit “with a contracting scheme employer”;
(ii) for “fair deal transfer date” substitute “Fair Deal transfer date”.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) have effect from 14th November 2024.
Propose a change7 Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule 1 (service pensionable without election)
In Part 2 of Schedule 1, after paragraph 22 insert—
22A. Teacher employed by the National Institute of Teaching.
.
Propose a change8 Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule 1 (service pensionable on election)
In Part 3 of Schedule 1, in paragraph 26(a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021”.
Propose a change9 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 are amended in accordance with regulations 10 and 11.
Propose a change10 Amendment to regulation 13 (deferred choice decision to be made by M)
In regulation 13(5)(b), for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.
Propose a change11 Amendments to regulation 19 (meaning of “alternative amount”)
In regulation 19—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for paragraph (i) substitute—
(i) where the initial amount was determined under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 in relation to a percentage value to be transferred from the initial scheme, the amount that would have been determined had the remediable relevant benefits been secured in the alternative scheme and the same percentage value been applied under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 on the valuation day;
;
(b) in paragraph (3), omit the definition “relevant percentage value”.
Propose a change