The Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023

Adjustments for pension debit members

57.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a legacy scheme election is made in respect of P.

(2) At the end of the relevant period, the scheme manager must adjust the value of P’s shareable rights in P’s judicial legacy scheme as the scheme manager, after consultation with the scheme actuary, considers appropriate having regard to—

(a) the cash equivalent of P’s shareable rights in P’s judicial legacy scheme in respect of P’s remediable service from 1 April 2015 to the day before the transfer day,

(b) the percentage value to be transferred or the amount to be transferred specified in the relevant legacy scheme order or provision and the relevant 2015 scheme order or provision, and

(c) the provisions of sections 29 (creation of pension credits and debits) and 31 (reduction of benefit) of WRPA 1999.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies where a 2015 scheme election is made in respect of P.

(4) At the end of the relevant period, the scheme manager must adjust the value of P’s shareable rights in P’s judicial legacy scheme and the 2015 scheme as the scheme manager, after consultation with the scheme actuary, considers appropriate having regard to—

(a) the cash equivalent of P’s shareable rights in P’s judicial legacy scheme in respect of P’s service up to and including 31 March 2015,

(b) the cash equivalent of P’s shareable rights in the 2015 scheme in respect of P’s remediable service from 1 April 2015 to the day before the transfer day,

(c) the percentage value to be transferred or the amount to be transferred specified in the relevant legacy scheme order or provision and the relevant 2015 scheme order or provision, and

(d) the provisions of sections 29 (creation of pension credits and debits) and 31 (reduction of benefit) of WRPA 1999.

(5) The adjustments made under paragraphs (2) and (4) have effect from the transfer day.