Public Service Pensions Act 2013

Public Service Pensions Act 2013

2013 CHAPTER 25

Commentary on Sections and Schedules

Final

Schedule 6: Existing injury and compensation schemes

254. Schedule 6 lists powers to make existing injury or compensation schemes. Section 19 permits scheme regulations to close such schemes at a future date, subject to any exceptions provided for by the scheme regulations.

255. Paragraphs 1 to 18 list the powers under which existing injury and compensation schemes are made. This covers:

• civil servants at paragraph 1;

• the judiciary at paragraphs 2 to 4;

• local government workers at paragraph 5;

• teachers at paragraph 6;

• health service workers at paragraph 7;

• fire and rescue workers at paragraph 8;

• members of police forces at paragraphs 9 and 10;

• the armed forces at paragraphs 11 to 17; and

• compensation schemes for loss of office at paragraph 18.

256. The meaning of the terms “compensation benefits” and “injury benefits” is set out in section 37. For the purposes of paragraph 16, the Schedule makes it clear that “compensation benefits” includes benefits by way of payments for resettlement or retraining.