The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

Regulations 3, 5 and 7

[F1 SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Judicial offices

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. substituted for Schs. 1-3 (1.4.2023) by The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/403), regs. 1(1), 66

Table 1

Judicial office	Divisor
Lord Justice of Appeal (fee-paid) England and Wales	220
Lord Justice of Appeal (fee-paid) Northern Ireland	218
High Court Judge (fee-paid) England and Wales	210
High Court Judge (fee-paid) Northern Ireland	218
Deputy High Court Judge England and Wales	210
Deputy High Court Judge Northern Ireland	218
Temporary Judge of the High Court under section 7(3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978	218
Temporary Judge (Scotland)	210

Table 2

Judicial office	Divisor
Deputy Circuit Judge	210
Recorder	210
Assistant Recorder	210
Temporary Sheriff Principal (Scotland)	215
Re-employed former Sheriff Principal (Scotland)	215
Re-employed former Appeal Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Deputy Social Security Commissioner	220
Deputy Child Support Commissioner	220
Chairman of VAT & Duties Tribunal	220
Judge of the Employment Tribunal (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Judge of the Industrial Tribunal	220
Employment Tribunal Chairman	220
Industrial Tribunal Chairman	220
Temporary Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Deputy Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland	218
Deputy County Court Judge (Northern Ireland)	218
Deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland	218

Table 3

Judicial office	Divisor
Deputy Supreme Court Master	210
Deputy Supreme Court Registrar	210
Deputy Master of the Senior Courts	210
Deputy Taxing Master	210
Deputy Master of the King’s Bench Division	210
Deputy Master of the Chancery Division	210
Deputy Bankruptcy Registrar	210
Deputy Costs Judge	210
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge	210
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court)	215
Deputy Stipendiary Magistrate England and Wales	215
Part-time Stipendiary Magistrate (Scotland)	210
Deputy District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division	210
Deputy District Judge	215
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Northern Ireland	218
Commissioner for the Special Purposes of the Income Tax Acts	220
Deputy Commissioner for the Special Purposes of the Income Tax Acts	220
Part-time Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Temporary Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Part-time Summary Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Re-employed former Sheriff Principal, Sheriff or part-time Sheriff acting as Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Re-employed retired Sheriff Principal or Sheriff acting as Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Re-employed former Judge (Scotland)	210
Judge of the Medical Appeal Tribunal	220
Chairman of the Medical Appeal Tribunal	220
Chairman Social Security Appeals Tribunal	220
Judge Social Security Appeals Tribunal	220
Judge Child Support Appeal Tribunal	220
Chairman of the Child Support Appeal Tribunal	220
Judge of the Disability Appeal Tribunal	220
Deputy Commissioner Child Support Appeal Tribunal	220
Chairman of the Disability Appeal Tribunal	220
Deputy Resident Magistrate (Northern Ireland)	218
Surveyor member (Chair only) of the Lands Tribunal	220
Deputy Statutory Officer (Northern Ireland)	218
Temporary Additional Statutory Officer (Northern Ireland)	218
Member of a panel constituted under Article 7(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 who is appointed to serve as a member of that panel and is a barrister or solicitor	218

Table 4

Judicial office	Divisor	Service limitation date
Immigration Adjudicator	220	31st March 1995
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) Asylum Support	220	31st March 2007
Asylum Support Adjudicator	220	31st March 2007
Judge of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal	220
Legal Member of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal	220
Legal Chair Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel	220	2nd November 2008
Non-legal Chair Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel	220	2nd November 2008
Member (Chair only) First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Criminal Injuries Compensation	220	2nd November 2008
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) Criminal Injuries Compensation	220	2nd November 2008
Temporary Assistant Judge Advocate General	220
Member (Chair only) First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Residential Property	220	30th June 2013
Deputy Adjudicator HM Land Registry	220	1st January 2009
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Land Registration	220	1st January 2009
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Residential Property	220	30th June 2013
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Agricultural Land and Drainage	220	30th June 2013
Re-employed former Summary Sheriff, or part-time Summary Sheriff acting as Summary Sheriff (Scotland)	215
Deputy Coroner (Northern Ireland)	218	3rd April 2006
Member of a panel of Chairmen of Industrial Tribunals	218
Member of a panel of Chairmen of Fair Employment Tribunal	218
Legal Chair National Security Certificate Appeals Tribunal (Northern Ireland)	218
Deputy Chair National Security Certificate Appeals Tribunal (Northern Ireland)	218
President of the Rent Assessment Committees Wales	220
Legal Member of the Rent Assessment Committee Wales	220
Legal Member Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Legal Chair Special Educational Needs Tribunal Wales (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
President of Special Educational Needs Tribunal Wales	220
Legal Chair Education Tribunal Wales	220
President of Education Tribunal Wales	220
President Welsh Language Tribunal	220
Legal Member Welsh Language Tribunal	220
Legal Member Adjudication Panel for Wales	220
President of the Adjudication Panel for Wales	220
President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales	220
President of Welsh Tribunals	210
Deputy District Judge (Northern Ireland)	218	31st March 1995
Legal Chair Competition Appeal Tribunal	210
Deputy Chair Copyright Tribunal	220
Appointed Person for Design Right Appeals	220
Appointed Person for Trademark Appeals	220
Legal Chair Health Service Products (Pricing, Cost Control and Information) Appeals Tribunal	220
Senior Legal Chair Health Service Products (Pricing, Cost Control and Information) Appeals Tribunal	220
Legal Chair Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal	220
Legal Chair Reinstatement Committee	220
Chairman Information Tribunal	220
Deputy Chairman Information Tribunal	220
Chairman Pensions Appeal Tribunals	220
Legal Member of Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Northern Ireland appointed under paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943	220
Legal Chair Pensions Appeal Tribunal	220
Legal Member Pensions Appeal Tribunal	220
President and Deputy President of Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Northern Ireland appointed under paragraph 2B of the Schedule to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943	220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Upper Tribunal Judge (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Deputy Judge Upper Tribunal (where a legal qualification is a requirement of appointment)	220
Surveyor member (Chair only) Upper Tribunal Lands	220
Legal Chairman Mental Health Review Tribunal	220
Legal Member Mental Health Review Tribunal	220
Legal Chairman Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal	220
Legal Chairman Care Standards Tribunal	220
Legal Member Care Standards Tribunal	220
Immigration Judge	220
Legal Member Appeals Service	220
Legal Member Transport Tribunal	220

Regulations 11F, 11H and 11J

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Accrual rates for pension calculations under Part 2B

Table 1

Accrual factors for offices included in Table 1 of Schedule 1

Complete years of qualifying judicial service	Accrual factor
1	0.2500
2	0.2500
3	0.2500
4	0.2500
5	0.2500
6	0.2750
7	0.3000
8	0.3250
9	0.3500
10	0.3750
11	0.4000
12	0.4250
13	0.4500
14	0.4750
15	0.5000

Table 2

Accrual factors for offices included in Table 2 of Schedule 1

Complete years of qualifying judicial service	Accrual factor
1	0.1500
2	0.1500
3	0.1500
4	0.1500
5	0.2500
6	0.2750
7	0.3000
8	0.3250
9	0.3500
10	0.3750
11	0.4000
12	0.4250
13	0.4500
14	0.4750
15	0.5000

Table 3

Accrual factors for offices included in Table 3 of Schedule 1

Complete years of qualifying judicial service	Accrual factor
1	0.0000
2	0.0000
3	0.0750
4	0.0750
5	0.1875
6	0.2000
7	0.2125
8	0.2250
9	0.2375
10	0.2500
11	0.2750
12	0.3000
13	0.3250
14	0.3500
15	0.3750
16	0.4000
17	0.4250
18	0.4500
19	0.4750
20	0.5000

Regulation 52

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Contribution rates

Table 1

Contribution rates payable

Fee period	Contribution (personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Before 1st April 2006	0.00	2.40	1.80
1st April 2006 to 31st March 2012	0.00	2.40	1.80
1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013	1.28	2.40	1.80
1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014	2.56	2.40	1.80
1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015	3.20	2.40	1.80
1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016	See Table 2
1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017	See Table 3
1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018	See Table 4
1st April 2018 to 31st March 2020	See Table 5
1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021	See Table 6
1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022	See Table 7

Table 2

1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016

Total fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 15,001	0.96	2.40	1.80
15,001 to but not including 21,001	0.96	2.40	1.80
21,001 to but not including 47,001	1.47	2.40	1.80
47, 001 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	1.80

Table 3

1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017

Total fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 15,001	0.96	2.40	1.80
15,001 to but not including 21,211	0.96	2.40	1.80
21,211 to but not including 48,472	1.47	2.40	1.80
48,472 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	1.80

Table 4

1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018

Annualised fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 15,001	0.96	2.40	1.80
15,001 to but not including 21,637	0.96	2.40	1.80
21,637 to but not including 51,516	1.47	2.40	1.80
51,516 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	0.00

Table 5

1st April 2018 to 31st March 2020

Annualised fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 22,005	0.96	2.40	1.80
22,005 to but not including 52,392	1.47	2.40	1.80
52, 392 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	0.00

Table 6

1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021

Annualised fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 22,005	0.96	2.40	1.80
22,005 to but not including 52,392	1.47	2.40	1.80
52,392 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	0.00

Table 7

1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022

Annualised fee (£)	Contribution (Personal) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)	Contribution (dependants) (%)
Up to but not including 22,116	0.96	2.40	1.80
22,116 to but not including 52,654	1.47	2.40	1.80
52,654 to but not including 150,001	2.61	2.40	1.80
150,001 and above	4.43	0.00	0.00

Table 8

Service credit day contribution rate: dependants

Service credit day multiplier applicable	Contribution (%)
0.5	0.9
0.53 or 0.67	2.10

Table 9

Service credit day contributions rates: personal contributions 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013

Total fees paid to the member in respect of service credit days	Contribution (%)
Up to £15,000	0.00
£15,001 to £21,000	0.36
£21,001 to £30,000	0.72
£30,001 to £50,000	0.96
£50,001 to £60,000	1.20
£60,001 and over	1.44

Table 10

Service credit day contributions rates: personal contributions 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014

Total fees paid to the member in respect of service credit days	Contribution (%)
Up to £15,000	0.00
£15,001 to £21,000	0.72
£21,001 to £30,000	1.43
£30,001 to £50,000	1.90
£50,001 to £60,000	2.38
£60,001 and over	2.85]