The Police Pensions (Contributions and Additional Voluntary Contributions Provider) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 188

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

Police, England And Wales

The Police Pensions (Contributions and Additional Voluntary Contributions Provider) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020

Made

25th February 2020

Laid before Parliament

28th February 2020

Coming into force

1st April 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976(1) (“the 1976 Act”) and section 3 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”).

In accordance with section 1(1) and (1ZB) of the 1976 Act, before making regulation 2, the Secretary of State consulted the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and invited the views of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland.

In accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the 2013 Act, before making regulation 3 the Secretary of State consulted representatives of such persons as appeared likely to be affected by those regulations, with a view to reaching agreement.

In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament.

In accordance with section 1(1) of the 1976 Act and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury(3).

(1)

1976 c. 35; relevant amendments were made to section 1 by section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52), section 99 of, and paragraphs 128 and 129 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), section 27 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25) and section 133(3) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12); there were other amendments which are not relevant.

(2)

2013 c. 25.

(3)

S.I. 1981/1670 transferred the function of giving consent to regulations made under section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976 from the Minister for the Civil Service to the Treasury.