The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (“the Act”) permits the Minister for the Civil Service to make schemes which make provision for pension and other benefits in respect of civil servants and persons serving in an office or employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme are some of the schemes which have been made under section 1 of the Act.

Articles 2 and 3 of this Order add to the list of employments and offices in Schedule 1 to the Act. Employment by the Crofting Commission, the College of Policing Limited, JISC Limited, the British-American Parliamentary Group, Radioactive Waste Management Ltd, NHS Confederation Limited, the Royal Household, the House of Lords, and Historic Environment Scotland are all added to the list of employment in Schedule 1 to the Act. The offices of Adjudicator for HM Revenue & Customs, the Valuation Office Agency, and the Insolvency Service and the Service Complaints Commissioner are also added to the list of offices in Schedule 1 to the Act. The addition of these employments and offices to Schedule 1 to the Act makes the persons serving in those employments or holding those offices eligible to be members of schemes made under section 1 of the Act, subject to the rules of those schemes.

Article 4 removes employment by Partnerships for Schools Limited, Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, BRB (Residuary) Limited, Capital for Enterprise Limited, and NHS Confederation (Employers) Company Limited from those employments listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Article 5 of this Order corrects an error made by the Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1073). That Order intended to enable British Library staff to be eligible for membership of schemes under section 1 of the Act by adding the British Library to Schedule 1 to the Act. However, British Library staff are not employed by the British Library (a national library established under section 1(1) of the British Library Act 1972 (c.54)) but by the British Library Board (a board established under section 1(2) of the British Library Act 1972). Article 5 corrects this error.

The changes to Schedule 1 to the Act made by this Order have effect from dates that are before the date this Order is made. This is authorised by section 1(8)(a) of the Act.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact upon the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.