Church of England Pensions Measure 2018

PART 1Introduction

Continuation of existing arrangements

1The pension schemes

2The Church of England Pensions Board

Pensionable service

3Meaning of “pensionable service”

4Meaning of “stipendiary ecclesiastical service”

5Service to be treated as pensionable service

6Intervals in periods of pensionable service

PART 2The funded scheme

9Church of England Pensions Fund

10The responsible body

11Liability of Church Commissioners

12Administration of scheme

PART 3The past service scheme

Pensions for scheme members

14Entitlement to pension

15Entitlement to lump sum

16Payment of pension and lump sum

17Increase in rate of pension

18Requirement for medical evidence etc. in case of infirmity

19Suspension or reduction of pension in light of medical evidence etc.

20Death within one year of retirement

21Service after retirement: effect on pension and lump sum payment

Pensions for surviving spouses etc. and children

22Surviving spouses or civil partners

24Sections 22 and 23: supplementary provision

25Meaning of “deceased member's pension”

26Power of Board to commute pension for capital sum

Contracted-out employment

27Guaranteed minimum pension

28Commencement, postponement, suspension and discontinuation of pension

29Payments in and out

31Liability of Church Commissioners

32Payments for deaconesses and licensed lay workers

33Administration of scheme etc.

34Payment of pension etc.

35Payment of pension where person lacks capacity

36Determination of questions

PART 4General financial provisions

Other schemes and funds

37General Purposes Fund

38Clergy (Widows and Dependants) Pensions Fund

39Schemes for church workers

40Additional pension scheme for clerks

Powers of the Board

41Provision of residences

42Transfer of homes of residence to General Purposes Fund

43Loans for residences

44Status as housing association

45Status as trustee

46Investment of money held in pension funds

47Investment powers

48Section 47: other financial instruments

49Interest rate

50Audit and annual report

51Diocesan widows and dependants committee

52Miscellaneous administrative payments by Church Commissioners

PART 5Miscellaneous

53Power to make further provision by regulations

54Power to amend this Measure

55References to officers and staff

56References to spouses, children, etc.

57References to pension schemes etc.

Ancillary provisions

58Consequential provision

59Transitional and saving provision

60Repeals and revocations

Final provisions

62Extent and application

SCHEDULE 1The Church of England Pensions Board

PART 1Membership

1(1) The Board has 12 members, including the chair.

Terms of office

2(1) The chair and other members of the Board each...

Casual vacancies

3(1) A casual vacancy in the office of chair or...

Casual vacancies: special provision for persons retiring at the end of 2019 or 2021

4(1) The provision made by paragraphs 1(4) and (8) and...

PART 2Functions, practice and procedure

Incidental powers

5(1) The Board may do anything it thinks necessary or...

6(1) The Board may determine the duties and remuneration of...

7(1) A committee appointed by the Board may include persons...

8(1) The quorum of the Board is four; and the...

Delegation of functions

9(1) The Board may delegate the exercise of any of...

Conduct of business

10(1) If the chair of the Board or of a...

Seal and evidence

11(1) The application of the Board's seal must be authenticated...

SCHEDULE 2Past service scheme: pensions and lump sum payments

PART 1Retirement at or above retiring age

1This Part of this Schedule applies in the case of...

Service of 37 years or more

2(1) This paragraph applies where the member's qualifying period of...

Whole-time service of under 37 years

3(1) This paragraph applies where the member's qualifying period of...

Part-time service after 1 January 1987

4(1) This paragraph applies where the member's qualifying period of...

PART 2Early retirement in cases of infirmity

Retirement from office on grounds of infirmity

5(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a member...

Infirmity arising after pensionable service ended

6(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a member...

PART 3Early retirement otherwise than in cases of infirmity

Retirement which began before commencement of this Schedule

7(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a member...

Retirement which begins after commencement of this Schedule

8(1) This paragraph applies in the case of a member...

PART 4Additional lump sum payment

9(1) A member of the past service scheme who becomes...

SCHEDULE 3Consequential amendments

Church Commissioners Measure 1947

1In section 10 of the Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (finance),...

Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977

2The Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977 is amended as...

3In section 13 (compensation), omit subsection (3).

4(1) Section 14 (pension provision where incumbent unable to perform...

5(1) Schedule 2 (compensation) is amended as follows.

Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

6In Schedule 4 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011...

Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018

7In section 11 of the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

SCHEDULE 4Transitional and saving provisions

Continuity of the law

1The repeal and re-enactment of provisions by this Measure does...

2A reference, express or implied, in this Measure, another enactment...

3A reference, express or implied, in an enactment, instrument or...

4(1) Anything done, or having effect as if done, under...

5The generality of paragraphs 1 to 4 is not affected...

6Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect in place of section...

Effect of previous transitionals and savings

7The repeals made by this Measure do not affect the...

8(1) The repeal by this Measure of a provision previously...

Use of existing documents

9A reference to a provision repealed by this Measure which...

References to “repeal”

10In this Schedule, a reference to a repeal includes a...

SCHEDULE 5Repeals and revocations

Church of England Pensions Measure 2018

2018 No. 9

A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to consolidate with corrections and minor improvements certain enactments relating to Church of England pensions.

[20th December 2018]