Church of England Pensions Measure 2018

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. Continuation of existing arrangements

      1. 1.The pension schemes

      2. 2.The Church of England Pensions Board

    2. Pensionable service

      1. 3.Meaning of “pensionable service”

      2. 4.Meaning of “stipendiary ecclesiastical service”

      3. 5.Service to be treated as pensionable service

      4. 6.Intervals in periods of pensionable service

  3. PART 2 The funded scheme

    1. 7.The scheme

    2. 8.Scheme rules

    3. 9.Church of England Pensions Fund

    4. 10.The responsible body

    5. 11.Liability of Church Commissioners

    6. 12.Administration of scheme

  4. PART 3 The past service scheme

    1. Introduction

      1. 13.The scheme

    2. Pensions for scheme members

      1. 14.Entitlement to pension

      2. 15.Entitlement to lump sum

      3. 16.Payment of pension and lump sum

      4. 17.Increase in rate of pension

      5. 18.Requirement for medical evidence etc. in case of infirmity

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

      7. 20.Death within one year of retirement

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

    3. Pensions for surviving spouses etc. and children

      1. 22.Surviving spouses or civil partners

      2. 23.Children

      3. 24.Sections 22 and 23: supplementary provision

      4. 25.Meaning of “deceased member’s pension”

      5. 26.Power of Board to commute pension for capital sum

    4. Contracted-out employment

      1. 27.Guaranteed minimum pension

      2. 28.Commencement, postponement, suspension and discontinuation of pension

    5. Accrued rights

      1. 29.Payments in and out

      2. 30.Revaluation

    6. General

      1. 31.Liability of Church Commissioners

      2. 32.Payments for deaconesses and licensed lay workers

      3. 33.Administration of scheme etc.

      4. 34.Payment of pension etc.

      5. 35.Payment of pension where person lacks capacity

      6. 36.Determination of questions

  5. PART 4 General financial provisions

    1. Other schemes and funds

      1. 37.General Purposes Fund

      2. 38.Clergy (Widows and Dependants) Pensions Fund

      3. 39.Schemes for church workers

      4. 40.Additional pension scheme for clerks

    2. Powers of the Board

      1. 41.Provision of residences

      2. 42.Transfer of homes of residence to General Purposes Fund

      3. 43.Loans for residences

      4. 44.Status as housing association

      5. 45.Status as trustee

      6. 46.Investment of money held in pension funds

      7. 47.Investment powers

      8. 48.Section 47: other financial instruments

      9. 49.Interest rate

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 50.Audit

      2. 51.Diocesan widows and dependants committee

      3. 52.Miscellaneous administrative payments by Church Commissioners

  6. PART 5 Miscellaneous

    1. Regulations

      1. 53.Power to make further provision by regulations

      2. 54.Power to amend this Measure

    2. Interpretation

      1. 55.References to officers and staff

      2. 56.References to spouses, children, etc.

      3. 57.References to pension schemes etc.

    3. Ancillary provisions

      1. 58.Consequential provision

      2. 59.Transitional and saving provision

      3. 60.Repeals and revocations

    4. Final provisions

      1. 61.Commencement

      2. 62.Extent and application

      3. 63.Short title

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Church of England Pensions Board

      1. PART 1 Membership

        1. 1.Members

        2. 2.Terms of office

        3. 3.Casual vacancies

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

      2. PART 2 Functions, practice and procedure

        1. 5.Incidental powers

        2. 6.Staff

        3. 7.Committees

        4. 8.Procedure

        5. 9.Delegation of functions

        6. 10.Conduct of business

        7. 11.Seal and evidence

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Past service scheme: pensions and lump sum payments

      1. PART 1 Retirement at or above retiring age

        1. 1.Introduction

        2. 2.Service of 37 years or more

        3. 3.Whole-time service of under 37 years

        4. 4.Part-time service after 1 January 1987

      2. PART 2 Early retirement in cases of infirmity

        1. 5.Retirement from office on grounds of infirmity

        2. 6.Infirmity arising after pensionable service ended

      3. PART 3 Early retirement otherwise than in cases of infirmity

        1. 7.Retirement which began before commencement of this Schedule

        2. 8.Retirement which begins after commencement of this Schedule

      4. PART 4 Additional lump sum payment

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

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1.Church Commissioners Measure 1947

      2. 2.Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977

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

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

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

      6. 6.Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

      7. 7.Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Transitional and saving provisions

      1. 1.Continuity of the law

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

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

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

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

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

      7. 7.Effect of previous transitionals and savings

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

      9. 9.Use of existing documents

      10. 10.References to “repeal”

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Repeals and revocations