The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Transfer value payments made to the 2015 scheme that are not made under public sector transfer arrangements: treatment as transfer payments under the 1995 Section or transfer value payments under the 2008 Section: deferred choice members

39.—(1) This regulation applies to a deferred choice member who has remediable service in the legacy scheme that is pensionable service under that scheme by virtue of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022, where—

(a) the scheme manager has accepted a transfer value payment in relation to the member that is a non-club transfer (1) for the purposes of 2015 regulation 142;

(b) in respect of that payment, the member is entitled to an increase in the member’s pensionable earnings and has been credited with a period of pensionable service under paragraph (2) of that regulation; and

(c) the member’s 2015 scheme joining date in relation to the transfer value payment referred to in sub-paragraph (a) falls within the period of that member’s remediable service.

(2) Where this regulation applies—

(a) all the remedy member’s rights secured by the transfer value payment mentioned in paragraph (1) are extinguished;

(b) the scheme manager must treat the payment as if it had been accepted for the purposes of—

(i) 1995 regulation 62 where, pursuant to section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022, the remedy member’s remediable service is treated as being pensionable service under the 1995 Section, or

(ii) 2008 regulation 103 or 2008 regulation 230 (whichever is relevant) where, pursuant to section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022, the remedy member’s remediable service is treated as being pensionable service under the 2008 Section; and

(c) in respect of the payment, the member is entitled to count the additional period of pensionable service or the increase in pensionable earnings set out in paragraph (3) or (4) (whichever is relevant).

(3) If the scheme manager treats the transfer value payment as if it had been accepted for the purposes of the 1995 Regulations, in respect of the payment the member is entitled to—

(a) an additional period of pensionable service calculated in accordance with 1995 regulation 62; or

(b) count an increase in the member’s pensionable earnings calculated in accordance with paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Regulations (medical and dental practitioners: transfers from other pension arrangements).

(4) If the scheme manager treats the transfer value payment as if it had been accepted for the purposes of the 2008 Regulations, in respect of the payment the member is entitled to—

(a) an additional period of pensionable service calculated in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (4) of 2008 regulation 103; or

(b) count an increase in the member’s pensionable earnings calculated in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (4) of 2008 regulation 230.

(5) The scheme manager must send a notice in writing to the remedy member specifying the additional period of pensionable service or the increase in pensionable earnings that the member is entitled to count as set out in paragraph (3) or (4) (whichever is relevant).

(6) The notice must be sent to the remedy member before 1st October 2024 or such later date as the scheme manager determines, after having regard to all the circumstances of the case.

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For the meaning of “non-club transfer”, see the definition of “club transfer” in regulation 131 of the 2015 Regulations.