The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Amendment of regulation 2.C.6

27.—(1) Regulation 2.C.6 (contributions by employing authorities: members becoming entitled to pensions under regulation 2.D.11) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), after “employment by employing authority)” insert “in circumstances where regulation 2.D.11A does not apply”.

(3) After paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A) Where, on leaving pensionable employment, a pension becomes payable to a member under regulation 2.D.11 in circumstances where regulation 2.D.11A applies, the employing authority must make a single lump sum contribution to the Secretary of State of the relevant amount not less than one month before the pension becomes payable.

(2B) The relevant amount is whichever is the lesser of—

(a) the amount the Secretary of State determines, having regard to the advice of the Scheme actuary, is required to meet the cost of the pension under regulation 2.D.11 and any lump sum under regulation 2.K.12 in circumstances where regulation 2.D.11A applies; and

(b) the amount the employing authority would otherwise be required to pay to the member in consequence of the member’s redundancy.”.