PART 4Provision about divorce and dissolution arrangements

CHAPTER 1Pension credit and pension debit members

SECTION 3Information provided on or after 1st October 2023

Information provided on or after 1st October 2023: calculation of pension credits and debits I123

1

This regulation applies where D is—

a

a deferred choice member and no pension benefits have become payable in relation to D’s remediable service, or

b

an immediate choice pensioner member and—

i

the end of the section 6 election period in relation to D has not passed, and

ii

no immediate choice decision has been made in relation to D’s remediable service.

2

For the purpose of calculating the appropriate amount, the scheme manager must determine—

a

the cash equivalent of D’s remediable relevant benefits on the valuation day as if those remediable relevant benefits were in the PCSPS(NI) (“the PCSPS(NI) cash equivalent”), and

b

the cash equivalent of those benefits on valuation day as if they were in alpha (“the alpha cash equivalent”).

3

For the purpose of calculating the pension credit and the pension debit, the scheme manager must use the greater of—

a

the PCSPS(NI) cash equivalent, or

b

the alpha cash equivalent.