The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2017-03-30
Last updated 2024-12-17
State In force
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  • (ii) where, and for so long as, an eligible child’s pension is payable under regulation 11V at an annual rate equal to one quarter of the rate of the member’s pension, the eligible child’s pension is increased by 1/160th of WS.
  • (5) The FPJABS member, surviving adult, or relevant person in respect of an eligible child are entitled to proportionate benefits for any part of an added unit of benefit that has been purchased.
  • (6) If an unretired FPJABS member retires on the ground of ill health or dies before their earliest normal pension age under the pre-1995 provisions, they are to be credited with the number of added units of benefit for which they are paying contributions.
  • (7) If an unretired FPJABS member ceases making contributions before their earliest normal pension age under the pre-1995 provisions, for reasons other than death or retirement on the ground of ill-health—
  • (a) the administrators must—
  • (i) calculate the number of added units of benefit that the member has purchased by the date of cessation, by dividing the total contribution made by the member under regulation 128G by the cost of an added unit of benefit as determined under regulation 128K, and
  • (ii) notify the member of that amount;
  • (b) at the date of cessation, the member must be credited with added units of benefit equivalent to the number calculated under sub-paragraph (a).

Resumption of contributions

128M
  • (1) If an unretired FPJABS member ceases to make periodic contributions, they may apply to the administrators to resume making periodic contributions but any such application—
  • (a) must not be accepted if the member has reached the assumed retirement age;
  • (b) must not result in the member making contributions at a rate that is higher than the rate at which they were contributing before they ceased to pay periodic contributions; and
  • (c) must be accompanied by a declaration signed by the member stating that they have no reason to believe that health may prevent continuation of service until the assumed retirement age.
  • (2) If a member who has ceased to participate in the FPJABS under regulation 128G(6)(d), subsequently starts to pay contributions again, this regulation and regulations 128G, 128K, 128L, 128N and 128O apply separately to those contributions and the value of benefits purchased with them.
  • (3) If an application by a member under paragraph (1) to resume making contributions has been accepted and the member subsequently—
  • (a) dies or retires on the ground of ill-health within 12 months of the date on which they started to pay periodic contributions again; or
  • (b) dies or retires on the ground of ill-health because of an incapacity to which they became subject within 12 months of that date,

regulation 128L(6) does not apply unless the administrators are satisfied that the declaration given under paragraph (1)(c) was made in good faith.

Refund of contributions: family benefits

128N
  • (1) If an unretired member of FPJABS who has bought units of added benefit is not married or in a civil partnership and has no qualifying children, at the time they retire, die, or otherwise cease to be a member of the principal scheme, they or their estate is entitled to a refund in accordance with this regulation.
  • (2) The amount to be refunded to a member of the FPJABS is calculated by applying the percentage figure determined in accordance with the formula below to the member’s annual fee income for each year for any offices in relation to which benefits are calculated under the pre-1995 provisions, during the period from the date they ceased to have a spouse or civil partner, or eligible child, until the date of retirement—

$$A÷100B$where—A is the family benefits percentage figure set out in Schedule 4 which corresponds to the length of time between the assumed contribution commencement date and the assumed retirement dateB is the length of time referred to in the definition of A, in years and fractions of a year.$

  • (3) Where a refund is payable under this regulation it must be paid together with interest.

Refund of contributions: excess contributions

128O
  • (1) If the total contributions paid by an unretired FPJABS member exceed the smaller of—
  • (a) the amount necessary to purchase the number of added units of benefit notified to the administrators by the member in the member’s membership notice; and
  • (b) the amount necessary to purchase the maximum number of added units of benefit permissible under this Part (calculated on the basis that the assumed retirement age were the age of the member on actual retirement),

the member is entitled to a refund of the excess contributions.

  • (2) Where a refund is payable under this regulation, it must be paid together with interest.

Reduction of benefits

128P
  • (1) This regulation applies where the administrators pay the whole or any part of the lifetime allowance charge arising on a benefit crystallisation event relating to the FPJABS in relation to a FPJABS member.
  • (2) The pensions or other benefits payable under this Part to or in respect of the FPJABS member may (notwithstanding any other provision of these Regulations) be reduced by such amount as, in accordance with normal actuarial practice, reflects the amount of the payments made.

PART14B — Conversions of added benefits etc.

Interpretation of Part

128Q
  • (1) In this Part—
  • “added years” means added years purchased under Part 13 by a FPJAYS member;
  • “added units of benefit” means added units of benefits purchased under Part 14A by a FPJABS member;
  • “together with interest” means with compound interest at the rate announced annually in relation to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.
  • (2) Expressions defined for the purposes of Parts 13, 14 and 14A apply in this Part in relation to FPJAYS, JASAPS and FPJABS.

Conversion of added years into added units of benefit

128R
  • (1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply if, by virtue of Part 2A, a member who has purchased added years no longer has any offices in which the member has eligible service between 31st March 1995 and 1st April 2006 for which benefits are to be calculated under the post-1995 provisions.
  • (2) For each office in relation to which the member purchased added years, the number of added years that the member has purchased are converted into added units of benefit using the following formula—

$$((AB×C)÷D)×(AASPRS)$where—A is the sum of contributions made (whether by lump sum or periodic contributions)B is the total sum of contributions potentially payable by the member (whether by lump sum or periodic contributions) up to the assumed retirement ageC is the number of added years that the member has contracted to purchase in relation to the office D is the appropriate service credit figure, specified in Schedule 5, determined by reference to the age of the member at the member’s last birthday at: retirement in respect of retired members; andthe assumed retirement date under Part 13 in respect of unretired members;...$

  • (3) The agreement with the member to purchase further added years in the FPJAYS is cancelled and the member becomes a member of the FPJABS.
  • (4) If the conversion under paragraph (2) would mean that the maximum number of added units of benefit that the member may purchase specified in regulation 128F would be exceeded, the conversion is limited to that maximum and the member is to be paid a refund in respect of any excess added years or parts thereof together with interest.

Variation of added units of benefit after conversion under regulation 128R

128S
  • (1) This regulation applies where added years are converted into added units of benefit for a member under regulation 128R.
  • (2) A retired FPJABS member may—
  • (a) purchase more added units of benefit by giving a notice under regulation 128E; or
  • (b) decrease the number of added units of benefit by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (3) If the retired FPJABS member purchases more added units of benefit, the following provisions apply as if the added units of benefit obtained under regulation 128R were included in the member’s notice given under regulation 128E—
  • (a) regulation 128D(1) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (b) regulation 128F (limits on maximum purchases);
  • (c) regulation 128H (limit on contributions by retired FPJABS members);
  • (d) regulation 128J (cost of added units of benefit for retired FPJABS members); and
  • (e) regulation 128L (valuation of benefits).
  • (4) If the retired FPJABS member purchases more added units of benefit, they must pay the additional contribution due, by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which they served notice under paragraph (2)(a).
  • (5) If the retired FPJABS member decreases the number of added units of benefit, they are entitled to a refund of the excess contributions together with interest.
  • (6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), excess contributions are calculated by reference to the contributions paid by the member for the purchase of the associated added years before conversion.
  • (7) An unretired FPJABS member may—
  • (a) purchase more added units of benefit by giving a notice under regulation 128E; or
  • (b) decrease the number of added units of benefit by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (8) If the unretired FPJABS member purchases more added units of benefit the following provisions apply as if the added units of benefit obtained under regulation 128R were included in the member’s notice given under regulation 128E—
  • (a) regulation 128D(1) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (b) regulation 128F (limits on maximum purchases);
  • (c) regulation 128I (limit on contributions by unretired FPJABS members);
  • (d) regulation 128K (cost of added units of benefit for unretired FPJABS members); and
  • (e) regulation 128L (valuation of benefits).
  • (9) If the unretired FPJABS member purchases more added units of benefit, they must either—
  • (a) agree to an increase to their periodic contributions so that the appropriate amount is payable by the time of their assumed retirement date; or
  • (b) pay the additional contribution due, by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which they served notice under paragraph (2)(a).
  • (10) If the unretired FPJABS member decreases the number of added units of benefit, they are entitled to a refund of the excess contributions together with interest.
  • (11) For the purposes of paragraph (10), excess contributions are calculated by reference to the contributions paid by the member for the purchase of the associated added years before conversion.

Variation of added years purchase upon notice by member

128T
  • (1) Paragraphs (2) to (6) apply where a retired FPJAYS member entered into an agreement to purchase added years before the amendment day.
  • (2) Subject to paragraph (3), a retired FPJAYS member may increase or decrease the number of added years that they agreed to purchase by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (3) A retired FPJAYS member may not increase the number of added years that they agreed to purchase to a number that would exceed the maximum number of added years specified in regulation 106(2).
  • (4) The following provisions apply as if the retired FPJAYS member had included the variation referred to in their notice under paragraph (2) in the number of added years they said that they would like to purchase in their original notice under regulation 104(2)—
  • (a) regulation 105(1) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (b) regulation 106(2) (maximum number of added years);
  • (c) regulation 107 (contributions by retired FPJAYS members);
  • (d) regulation 108 (retired FPJAYS members: maximum contributions); and
  • (e) regulation 109 (valuation of benefits for retired FPJAYS members).
  • (5) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are higher than before the variation, the retired FPJAYS member must pay the additional amount by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which the member served notice under paragraph (2).
  • (6) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are lower than before the variation, the retired FPJAYS member is entitled to a refund of the excess contributions together with interest.
  • (7) Paragraphs (8) to (13) apply where an unretired FPJAYS member entered into an agreement to purchase added years before the amendment day.
  • (8) Subject to paragraph (9), an unretired FPJAYS member may increase or decrease the number of added years that they agreed to purchase by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (9) An unretired FPJAYS member may not increase the number of added years that they agreed to purchase to a number that would exceed the maximum number of added years specified in regulation 106(2).
  • (10) The following provisions apply as if the unretired FPJAYS member had included the variation referred to in their notice under paragraph (8) in the number of added years they said that they would like to purchase in their original notice under regulation 104(2)—
  • (a) regulation 110(1)(a) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (b) regulation 110(1)(b) (assumed retirement age);
  • (c) regulation 110(3) (maximum number of added years);
  • (d) regulation 111 (contributions by active FPJAYS members);
  • (e) regulation 112 (valuation of benefits for active FPJAYS members); and
  • (f) regulation 113 (refund of contributions).
  • (11) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are higher than before the variation, the unretired FPJAYS member must either—
  • (a) agree to an increase to their periodic contributions so that the appropriate amount is payable by the time of their assumed retirement date; or
  • (b) pay the additional amount by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which the member served notice under paragraph (8).
  • (12) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are lower than before the variation—
  • (a) an unretired FPJAYS member who made lump sum contributions is entitled to a refund of excess contributions together with interest; and
  • (b) for an unretired FPJAYS member who is making periodic contributions, those periodic contributions are reduced so that the appropriate amount of contributions is payable by the time of their assumed retirement date.
  • (13) An unretired FPJAYS member who has ceased to make periodic contributions may give a notice under paragraph (8) to vary the number of added years that they originally agreed to purchase but that notice has effect only if that member also makes an application under regulation 112(6) as modified by paragraph (14), which is accepted by the administrators.
  • (14) Regulation 112(6) applies in relation to a member of the description in paragraph (13) as if sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) were omitted.

Reduction of FPJAYS purchase where additional reckonable service taken into account

128U
  • (1) Paragraph (2) applies where an FPJAYS member entered into an agreement to purchase added years before the amendment day and as a result of—
  • (a) the member’s reckonable service in eligible fee-paid office before 7 April 2000; or
  • (b) an election by the member under section 40 of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022,

the additional reckonable service to be taken into account means that the number of added years being purchased by the member would exceed the maximum number of added years referred to in regulation 106(2).

  • (2) The administrators must reduce the number of added years purchased by the member to the maximum number of added years determined using the formula set out in regulation 106(2), once the additional reckonable service referred to in paragraph (1) is taken into account.
  • (3) In the case of a reduction of added years under paragraph (2), the FPJAYS member is entitled to a refund of contributions as follows—
  • (a) for a retired FPJAYS member, the refund must be paid to the member together with interest;
  • (b) for an unretired FPJAYS member the refund must—
  • (i) be paid to the member together with interest, to the extent that it is less than or equal to the amount of any contributions that have been paid,
  • (ii) be applied as a reduction of contributions, in respect of any amount that is in excess of any contributions that have been paid, so that the appropriate amount of contributions is payable by the time of the assumed retirement date.

Variation of existing JASAPS purchase upon notice by member

128V
  • (1) Paragraphs (2) to (6) apply where a retired JASAPS member entered into an agreement to purchase added surviving adult’s pension before the amendment day.
  • (2) Subject to paragraph (3), a retired JASAPS member may increase or decrease the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension that they agreed to purchase by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (3) A retired JASAPS member may not increase the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension that they agreed to purchase to a number that would exceed the maximum number of units set out in regulation 119(2).
  • (4) The following provisions apply as if the retired JASAPS member had included the variation referred to in their notice under paragraph (2) in the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension they said that they would like to purchase in their original notice under regulation 117(2)—
  • (a) regulation 119(1)(a) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (b) regulation 119(2) (maximum number of units of added surviving adult’s pension);
  • (c) regulation 120 (cost of added surviving adult’s pension);
  • (d) regulation 121 (maximum level of contributions); and
  • (e) regulation 122 (valuation of benefits).
  • (5) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are higher than before the variation, the retired JASAPS member must pay the additional amount by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which the member served notice under paragraph (2).
  • (6) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are lower than before the variation, the retired JASAPS member is entitled to a refund of the excess contributions together with interest.
  • (7) Paragraphs (8) to (13) apply where an unretired JASAPS member entered into an agreement to purchase added surviving adult’s pension before the amendment day.
  • (8) Subject to paragraph (9), an unretired JASAPS member may increase or decrease the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension they agreed to purchase by giving notice in writing to the administrators before 1st April 2027 (or by such later date as the administrators may agree).
  • (9) An unretired JASAPS member may not increase the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension that they agreed to purchase to a number that would exceed the maximum number of added units specified in regulation 123(2).
  • (10) The following provisions apply as if the unretired JASAPS member had included the variation referred to in their notice under paragraph (2) in the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension they said that they would like to purchase in their original notice under regulation 117(2)—
  • (a) regulation 119(2) (maximum number of units of added surviving adult’s pension);
  • (b) regulation 123(1)(a) (assumed contribution commencement date);
  • (c) regulation 123(1)(b) (assumed retirement age);
  • (d) regulation 124 (cost of added surviving adult’s pension);
  • (e) regulation 125 (contributions); and
  • (f) regulation 126 (valuation of benefits).
  • (11) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are higher than before the variation, the unretired JASAPS member must either—
  • (a) agree to an increase to their periodic contributions so that the appropriate amount of contributions is payable by the time of their assumed retirement date; or
  • (b) pay the additional amount by lump sum payment to the administrators, within 12 months of the date on which the member served notice under paragraph (2).
  • (12) If, as a result of the variation, the total contributions payable are lower than before the variation, the unretired JASAPS member is entitled to a refund of contributions which must—
  • (a) be paid to the member together with interest to the extent that it is less than or equal to the amount of any contributions that have been paid; and
  • (b) be applied as a reduction of contributions in respect of any amount that is in excess of any contributions that have been paid, so that the appropriate amount of contributions is payable by the time of the assumed retirement date.
  • (13) An unretired JASAPS member who has ceased to make periodic contributions may give a notice under paragraph (2) to vary the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension that they originally agreed to purchase, but that notice has effect only if that member also makes an application under regulation 126(7), as modified by paragraph (14) which is accepted by the administrators.
  • (14) Regulation 126(7) applies in relation to a member of the description in paragraph (13) as if sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) were omitted.

Refund of JASAPS contributions when benefits calculated under pre-1995 provisions

128W
  • (1) Paragraph (2) applies where a JASAPS member has entered into an agreement to purchase units of added surviving adult’s pension, and benefits for all of the member’s eligible fee-paid judicial offices are to be calculated under the pre-1995 provisions by virtue of Part 2A.
  • (2) The administrators must reduce the number of units of added surviving adult’s pension to nil and refund the member’s contributions together with interest.

Conversion of units of benefit into added years

128X
  • (1) This regulation applies if, as a result of one or more elections under regulation 11C, an FPJABS member who has purchased added units of benefit no longer has any offices for which benefits are to be calculated under the pre-1995 provisions.
  • (2) The number of added units of benefit that the member has purchased are converted into added years using the following formula—

$$((AB×C)×D)×(WSWS post 1995)$where—A is the sum of contributions made (whether by lump sum or periodic contributions)B is the total sum of contributions potentially payable by the member (whether by lump sum or periodic contributions) up to the assumed retirement ageC is the number of added units of benefit that the member has contracted to purchase D is the appropriate service credit figure, specified in Schedule 5, determined by reference to the age of the member at the member’s last birthday at: retirement in respect of retired members; andthe assumed retirement date under Part 14A in respect of unretired members....$

  • (3) The number of added years determined under paragraph (2) are to be allocated to the eligible fee-paid judicial offices held by the member for which benefits are calculated under the post-1995 provisions, in the same proportion as the member’s existing reckonable service in those offices.
  • (4) The agreement with the member to purchase further added units of benefit in the FPJABS is cancelled and the member becomes a member of the FPJAYS.
  • (5) If the conversion under paragraph (2) would mean that the maximum number of added years that an FPJAYS member may purchase specified in regulation 106(2) would be exceeded, the conversion is limited to that maximum and the member is entitled to a refund in respect of contributions for any excess added units of benefit together with interest.

SCHEDULE 1 — Judicial offices

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
Judicial office Divisor
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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
Judicial office Divisor
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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
Judicial office Divisor
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Immigration Adjudicator 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) Asylum Support 220
Asylum Support Adjudicator 220
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
Non-legal Chair Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel 220
Member (Chair only) First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Criminal Injuries Compensation 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) Criminal Injuries Compensation 220
Temporary Assistant Judge Advocate General 220
Member (Chair only) First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Residential Property 220
Deputy Adjudicator HM Land Registry 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Land Registration 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Residential Property 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber) Agricultural Land and Drainage 220
First-tier Tribunal Judge (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Primary Health Lists 220
Re-employed former Summary Sheriff, or part-time Summary Sheriff acting as Summary Sheriff (Scotland) 215
Deputy Coroner (Northern Ireland) 218
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
Legal Chair Agricultural Land Tribunal Wales 220
Deputy Legal Chair Agricultural Land Tribunal Wales 220
Deputy District Judge (Northern Ireland) 218
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
Judge of the Consumer Credit Appeal Tribunal 220
Judge of the Estate Agents Appeal Tribunal 220

SCHEDULE 2 — Accrual rates for pension calculations under Part 2B

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
Complete years of qualifying judicial service Accrual factor
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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
Complete years of qualifying judicial service Accrual factor
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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

SCHEDULE 3 — Contribution rates

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 See Table 2 See Table 2
1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017 See Table 3 See Table 3 See Table 3
1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 See Table 4 See Table 4 See Table 4
1st April 2018 to 31st March 2020 See Table 5 See Table 5 See Table 5
1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 See Table 6 See Table 6 See Table 6
1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 See Table 7 See Table 7 See Table 7
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
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 0.00
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
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
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
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
Service credit day multiplier applicable Contribution (%)
--- ---
0.5 0.9
0.53 or 0.67 2.10
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
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

Deemed FPJAYS membership where a 2015 scheme election is made

104A
  • (1) This regulation applies where—
  • (a) a person (“P”) has remediable service in an eligible fee-paid judicial office;
  • (b) P has, during the period of remediable service, paid contributions to purchase added years under this Part; and
  • (c) a 2015 scheme election is made in respect of P.
  • (2) P is deemed to have been an active FPJAYS member in respect of the contributions.

Assumed dates etc

Deemed JASAPS membership where a 2015 scheme election is made

117A
  • (1) This regulation applies where—
  • (a) a person (“P”) has remediable service in an eligible fee-paid judicial office;
  • (b) P has, during the period of remediable service, paid contributions to purchase added surviving adult’s pension under this Part; and
  • (c) a 2015 scheme election is made in respect of P.
  • (2) P is deemed to have been an active JASAPS member in respect of the contributions.

Assumed dates etc

Determination of WS and RS values for use in this Part

Contribution required for added units of benefit for retired FPJABS members

Annual contribution rate for added units of benefit for unretired FPJABS members

Schedule 4 — Personal Benefits and Family Benefits Percentage Figures

Period to Assumed Retirement Age Personal Benefits Family Benefits
Less than 1 year 28.9 5.5
Less than 2 years and not less than 1 year 28.5 6
Less than 3 years and not less than 2 years 28.1 6.4
Less than 4 years and not less than 3 years 27.6 6.7
Less than 5 years and not less than 4 years 27.2 7.1
Less than 6 years and not less than 5 years 26.9 7.3
Less than 7 years and not less than 6 years 26.6 7.6
Less than 8 years and not less than 7 years 26.3 7.8
Less than 9 years and not less than 8 years 26 8.1
Less than 10 years and not less than 9 years 25.7 8.2
Less than 11 years and not less than 10 years 25.4 8.4
Less than 12 years and not less than 11 years 25.2 8.5
Less than 13 years and not less than 12 years 24.9 8.6
Less than 14 years and not less than 13 years 24.6 8.7
Less than 15 years and not less than 14 years 24.3 8.7
Less than 16 years and not less than 15 years 24 8.7
Less than 17 years and not less than 16 years 23.6 8.7
Less than 18 years and not less than 17 years 23.2 8.7
Less than 19 years and not less than 18 years 22.8 8.6
Less than 20 years and not less than 19 years 22.4 8.5
Less than 21 years and not less than 20 years 21.9 8.5
Less than 22 years and not less than 21 years 21.5 8.4
Less than 23 years and not less than 22 years 21.1 8.2
Less than 24 years and not less than 23 years 20.7 8.1
Less than 25 years and not less than 24 years 20.2 8
Less than 26 years and not less than 25 years 19.8 7.9
Less than 27 years and not less than 26 years 19.4 7.8
Less than 28 years and not less than 27 years 19 7.7
Less than 29 years and not less than 28 years 18.6 7.5
Less than 30 years and not less than 29 years 18.7 7.4
Less than 31 years and not less than 30 years 17.8 7.3
Less than 32 years and not less than 31 years 17.5 7.2
Less than 33 years and not less than 32 years 17 7.1
Less than 34 years and not less than 33 years 16.6 7
Less than 35 years and not less than 34 years 16.2 6.9
Less than 36 years and not less than 35 years 15.8 6.8
Less than 37 years and not less than 36 years 15.5 6.7
Less than 38 years and not less than 37 years 14.9 6.6
Less than 39 years and not less than 38 years 14.6 6.5
Less than 40 years and not less than 39 years 14 6.4
Period to Assumed Retirement Age Personal Benefits Family Benefits
--- --- ---
Less than 1 year 34.3 4.6
Less than 2 years and not less than 1 year 34.1 4.8
Less than 3 years and not less than 2 years 33.9 5
Less than 4 years and not less than 3 years 33.8 5.3
Less than 5 years and not less than 4 years 33.6 5.5
Less than 6 years and not less than 5 years 33.3 5.7
Less than 7 years and not less than 6 years 33.1 5.9
Less than 8 years and not less than 7 years 32.9 6.1
Less than 9 years and not less than 8 years 32.7 6.2
Less than 10 years and not less than 9 years 32.5 6.3
Less than 11 years and not less than 10 years 32.2 6.4
Less than 12 years and not less than 11 years 31.8 6.5
Less than 13 years and not less than 12 years 31.7 6.5
Less than 14 years and not less than 13 years 31.7 6.6
Less than 15 years and not less than 14 years 31.2 6.6
Less than 16 years and not less than 15 years 30.4 6.6
Less than 17 years and not less than 16 years 29.9 6.5
Less than 18 years and not less than 17 years 29.8 6.6
Less than 19 years and not less than 18 years 29.5 6.6
Less than 20 years and not less than 19 years 28.9 6.5
Less than 21 years and not less than 20 years 28.2 6.4
Less than 22 years and not less than 21 years 27.6 6.4
Less than 23 years and not less than 22 years 27.4 6.3
Less than 24 years and not less than 23 years 26.9 6.3
Less than 25 years and not less than 24 years 26.4 6.2
Less than 26 years and not less than 25 years 25.8 6.2
Less than 27 years and not less than 26 years 25.3 6.1
Less than 28 years and not less than 27 years 24.8 6
Less than 29 years and not less than 28 years 24.3 6
Less than 30 years and not less than 29 years 23.8 5.9
Less than 31 years and not less than 30 years 23.3 5.8
Less than 32 years and not less than 31 years 22.9 5.8
Less than 33 years and not less than 32 years 22.3 5.7
Less than 34 years and not less than 33 years 21.8 5.7
Less than 35 years and not less than 34 years 21.3 5.6
Less than 36 years and not less than 35 years 20.8 5.6
Less than 37 years and not less than 36 years 20.4 5.5
Less than 38 years and not less than 37 years 19.7 5.5
Less than 39 years and not less than 38 years 19.3 5.4
Less than 40 years and not less than 39 years 18.6 5.4

Schedule 5 — Service Credit Figures

Age at last birthday Service credit (%)
30 98.5
31 98.5
32 98.5
33 98.5
34 98.5
35 98.5
36 98.5
37 98.5
38 98.5
39 98.5
40 98.5
41 98.5
42 98.5
43 98.5
44 98.5
45 98.5
46 98.5
47 98.5
48 98.5
49 98.5
50 98.5
51 98.5
52 98.5
53 98.5
54 98.5
55 98.5
56 98.5
57 98.5
58 98.5
59 98.5
60 98.5
61 98.5
62 98.5
63 98.5
64 98.5
65 98.5
66 98.5
67 98.5
68 98.5
69 98.5
70 98.5
71 98.5
72 98.5
73 98.5
74 98.5
75 98.5
76 98.5
77 98.5
78 98.0
79 98.0
80 98.0
81 98.0
82 98.0
83 98.0
84 98.0
85 98.0
86 98.0
87 98.0
88 98.0
89 98.0
90 98.0
91 98.0
92 98.0
93 97.5
94 97.5
95 97.5
96 97.5
97 97.5
98 97.5
99 97.5

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