The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022

PART 1 General

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means 31st March 2022(1);

“transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means the day after the closing date;

“transition member” means a person—

(a)

who is a member of a pre-2022 scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and

(b)

who is a member of this scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under this scheme.

Meaning of “continuity of service”

2.—(1) A transition member (T) has continuity of service between pensionable service in a pre-2022 scheme and pensionable service in this scheme (“continuity of service”) unless T has a gap in service exceeding 5 years which—

(a) begins on or before the transition date; and

(b) ends on the day on which T becomes an active member of this scheme.

(2) In this paragraph a reference to “pensionable service” in relation to the Fee-Paid Judges Scheme is a reference to qualifying judicial service.

Commencement of active membership of this scheme

3.—(1) A person who is a transition member on entering pensionable service under this scheme who does not have continuity of service becomes an active member of this scheme on the day the person is appointed to qualifying judicial office.

(2) A person who is a transition member on entering pensionable service under this scheme who has continuity of service (T) becomes an active member of this scheme—

(a) if T is in pensionable service in a qualifying judicial office on the transition date, on that date; or

(b) if T is not in pensionable service in a qualifying judicial office on the transition date, on the day T enters pensionable service in a qualifying judicial office after that date.

(1)

Under section 90(1) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), no benefits are to be provided under the 2015 scheme, the Fee-Paid Judges Scheme, or the scheme established by the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 in relation to a person’s service after 31st March 2022.