The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Premature retirement compensation costsN.I.

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Para. (4) rep. by 1997 NI 15

(5) After Article 119 of the 1986 Order there shall be inserted the following Article—

“Recovery by Department of certain premature retirement compensation costs

119A.—(1) Where the Department becomes liable to pay premature retirement compensation in relation to a member of the staff of a special school, the Department may, where there appears to the Department to be good reason to do so, direct that—

(a)a specified amount shall be charged to the responsible board in any single specified financial year; or

(b)a specified amount shall be charged to the responsible board in each financial year for such period (not exceeding 10 years) as may be specified,

in respect of premature retirement compensation costs of the Department in relation to that member of staff.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

  • “responsible board” means—

    (a)

    in relation to a member of the staff of a controlled school, the board responsible for the management of the school;

    (b)

    in relation to a member of the staff of a maintained school, the board by which the school is maintained;

  • “specified” means specified in directions under that paragraph.

(3) The amount or (in a case falling within sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph) the total amount charged to a board in pursuance of a direction given under paragraph (1) in relation to a member of the staff of a special school shall not exceed such amount as appears to the Department to represent the cost, capitalised as of the date on which the direction is given, of discharging the Department's liability to pay premature retirement compensation to, or in respect of, that member of staff.

(4) Where a board becomes liable to pay premature retirement compensation in relation to a member of the staff of—

(a)a controlled school which does not have a delegated budget under Part V of the 1989 Order; or

(b)an institution of further education which does not have a delegated budget under Part VII of that Order,

the Department may, where there appears to the Department to be good reason to do so, direct that—

(i)a specified amount shall be charged to that board in any single specified financial year; or

(ii)a specified amount shall be charged to the board in each financial year for such period (not exceeding 10 years) as may be specified,

in respect of premature retirement compensation costs of the board in relation to that member of staff.

(5) In paragraph (4) “specified” means specified in directions under that paragraph.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (4)—

(a)a controlled school does not have a delegated budget during any period when the right of the Board of Governors of that school to such a budget is suspended under Article 53 of the 1989 Order;

(b)an institution of further education does not have a delegated budget during any period when the right of the governing body of that institution to such a budget is subject to any suspension, limitation or restriction under Article 117 of that Order.

(7) The amount or (in a case falling within sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph) the total amount charged to a board in pursuance of a direction given under paragraph (4) in relation to a member of the staff of a school or institution of further education shall not exceed such amount as appears to the Department to represent the cost, capitalised as of the date on which the direction is given, of discharging the board's liability to pay premature retirement compensation to, or in respect of, that member of staff.

(8) Where the Department becomes liable to pay premature retirement compensation in relation to a person employed otherwise than at a grant-aided school or institution of further education, the Department may, where there appears to the Department to be good reason to do so, direct that—

(a)a specified amount shall be charged to the employer of that person in any single specified financial year; or

(b)a specified amount shall be charged to the employer of that person in each financial year for such period (not exceeding 10 years) as may be specified,

in respect of premature retirement compensation costs of the Department in relation to that employee.

(9) In paragraph (8) “specified” means specified in directions under that paragraph.

(10) The amount or (in a case falling within sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph), the total amount charged to an employer in pursuance of a direction given under paragraph (8) in relation to an employee shall not exceed such amount as appears to the Department to represent the cost, capitalised as of the date on which the direction is given, of discharging the Department's liability to pay premature retirement compensation to, or in respect of, that employee.

(11) Any amount charged by the Department to a board or an employer under this Article in any financial year shall be payable by the board or employer to the Department at such time or times and in such manner as the Department may direct.

(12) In this Article—

  • “member of staff” includes former member of staff;

  • “premature retirement compensation” means compensation under Parts III and IV of the Teachers' (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991F4;

  • “premature retirement compensation costs of the board”, in relation to any person, means the costs incurred or to be incurred by the board in paying premature retirement compensation to, or in respect of, that person;

  • “premature retirement compensation costs of the Department”, in relation to any person, means the costs incurred or to be incurred by the Department in paying premature retirement compensation to, or in respect of, that person.”.