The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-04-04)

These Regulations amend the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014 No. 310) (“the 2014 Regulations”).

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2025 No. 42

Education

Public Service Pensions

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made

6th March 2025

Coming into operation

1st April 2025

The Department of Education makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(d), 2(1) and 3(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1 (\"#f00001\")).

In accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, the Department of Education has consulted the persons referred to in section 22(3) of that Act.

In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, the Department of Education has laid a report before the Assembly.

In accordance with section 3(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance.

Citation and commencementN.I.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 1st April 2025.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/42/regulation/1\")

Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014N.I.

2.—(1) The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(2 (\"#f00002\")) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In regulation 185, in the table, for column 2 substitute—

Column 2

Members’ contribution rate

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/42/regulation/1\")

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 6th March 2025.

(L.S.)

Mark Bailey

A senior officer of the

Department of Education

The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 6th March 2025.

(L.S.)

Patrick Neeson

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014 No. 310 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/310\")) (“the 2014 Regulations”).

Regulation 2 makes changes to members’ contribution rates in the table in regulation 185 of the 2014 Regulations. As members’ contribution rates are “protected elements” of the scheme under section 22 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, the Department of Education has laid a report before the Assembly explaining why changes have been made in the protected period (28th April 2014 to 31st March 2040).

(1)

2014 c. 2 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2\") Section 3(1) and (2) were amended by section 94(12) and (13) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c.7) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/7\").

(2)

S.R. 2014 No. 310 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/310\").