Church of England Pensions Measure 2018

10 The responsible body

(1) The references in section 9 to the body responsible for a member of the funded scheme are to be interpreted in accordance with this section.

(2) In the case of each of the following, the Church Commissioners are the responsible body—

(a) a diocesan bishop or suffragan bishop;

(b) a dean or residentiary canon in receipt of a stipend or other emoluments under section 21 of the Cathedrals Measure 1999;

(c) a member of the funded scheme who is in receipt of periodical payments under section 1(1)(b) of the Ordination of Women (Financial Provisions) Measure 1993;

(d) a clerk employed by the Church Pastoral Aid Society;

(e) a clerk employed by any World Mission Agency of the Church of England which was, as at 21 March 1997, an associate or full member of the Partnership for World Mission.

(3) In the case of a member of the funded scheme who is in receipt of a relevant payment made in respect of an office held in a diocese, the Diocesan Board of Finance is the responsible body; and “relevant payment” means—

(a) a stipend from the diocesan stipends fund income account,

(b) a periodical payment under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977, or

(c) compensation under Schedule 4 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.

(4) In the case of a member of the funded scheme who is in receipt of a stipend paid wholly from revenues of a cathedral, the Chapter of the cathedral is the responsible body.

(5) In the case of a member of the funded scheme who is employed in pensionable service otherwise than as mentioned in subsection (2)(d) or (e), the member’s employer is the responsible body.

(6) In the case of a member of the funded scheme who is in receipt of a stipend paid from a diocesan stipends account kept by the Sodor and Man Diocesan Board of Finance, that Board is the responsible body.

(7) In the case of any other member of the funded scheme who is performing pensionable service, the body primarily concerned in promoting his or her membership is the responsible body.