6.—(1) The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation)—
(a)at the appropriate place insert—
““carer’s leave” means leave under section 80J of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”;
(b)in the definition of “non-pensionable family leave”—
(i)after “parental bereavement leave” substitute “or” for “,”;
(ii)after “paternity leave” insert “carer’s leave”.
(3) In regulation 23 (service not pensionable unless member is entitled to pay) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)after “parental bereavement leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b)after paternity leave insert “or carer’s leave”.
(4) In regulation 33 (interpretation), in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “notional pensionable earnings”—
(a)after “parental bereavement leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b)after “paternity leave” insert “or carer’s leave”.
(5) In regulation 34 (pensionable earnings for school teachers), in sub-paragraph (2)(c) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.
(6) In regulation 39 (pensionable earnings for the purpose of accruing benefits), in sub-paragraph (a) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.
(7) In regulation 189 (entitlement to repayment of balance of contributions), after paragraph (3) insert a new paragraph (3A)—
“(3A) For the purposes of this regulation, P is in pensionable service while P is absent on carer’s leave if P is entitled to return from leave by virtue of Part 8B of the Employment Rights Act 1996.”.
(8) In regulation 219 (employment records), in sub-paragraph (2)(f) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.
S.I. 2014/512; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/2652, S.I. 2014/3255, S.I. 2020/354.