The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 3078

Pensions

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2014

Made

18th November 2014

Laid before Parliament

25th November 2014

Coming into force

1st January 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1).

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2014.

(2) This Order comes into force on 1st January 2015.

The higher and lower revaluation percentages for each revaluation period

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 (methods of revaluing accrued pension benefits) to the Pension Schemes Act 1993, for each revaluation period specified in column 1 below, the higher revaluation percentage is the percentage specified in column 2, and the lower revaluation percentage, if any, is the percentage specified in column 3, in relation to that period.

Column 1

Revaluation period

Column 2

Higher revaluation

percentage

Column 3

Lower revaluation

percentage

1st January 1986 - 31st December 2014160.3%-
1st January 1987 - 31st December 2014152.5%-
1st January 1988 - 31st December 2014142.3%-
1st January 1989 - 31st December 2014129.2%-
1st January 1990 - 31st December 2014113.0%-
1st January 1991 - 31st December 201492.1%-
1st January 1992 - 31st December 201484.5%-
1st January 1993 - 31st December 201478.1%-
1st January 1994 - 31st December 201475.0%-
1st January 1995 - 31st December 201471.2%-
1st January 1996 - 31st December 201464.8%-
1st January 1997 - 31st December 201461.4%-
1st January 1998 - 31st December 201455.8%-
1st January 1999 - 31st December 201451.0%-
1st January 2000 - 31st December 201449.3%-
1st January 2001 - 31st December 201444.5%-
1st January 2002 - 31st December 201442.1%-
1st January 2003 - 31st December 201439.7%-
1st January 2004 - 31st December 201435.9%-
1st January 2005 - 31st December 201431.9%-
1st January 2006 - 31st December 201428.4%-
1st January 2007 - 31st December 201423.9%-
1st January 2008 - 31st December 201419.3%-
1st January 2009 - 31st December 201413.6%13.6%
1st January 2010 - 31st December 201415.2%13.1%
1st January 2011 - 31st December 201411.7%10.4%
1st January 2012 - 31st December 20146.2%6.2%
1st January 2013 - 31st December 20143.9%3.9%
1st January 2014 - 31st December 20141.2%1.2%

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Steve Webb

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

18th November 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made, as required by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48), in the year beginning 1st January 2014, and specifies the necessary revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on or after 1st January 2015 of benefits under occupational pension schemes, as required by section 84 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act. It is not necessary to specify a lower revaluation percentage for revaluation periods which start before 1st January 2009.

This Order amends an existing regulatory regime by a pre-determined formula, and the administrative impact of its implementation is negligible. A full impact assessment is not necessary for such legislation.

(1)

1993 c. 48; paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 was amended by the Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), section 101 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 3(1) and (2).