In this Schedule—

• “contribution to the person’s pension” means an amount to be calculated as follows—

  1. a

     in relation to contributions to the local government pension scheme established under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 201326, the sum of—

     1. i

        the primary rate of the employer’s contribution specified in the rates and adjustment certificate prepared under regulation 62 (actuarial valuations of pension funds) of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 201327, being the amount appropriate for that authority calculated in accordance with the certificate and regulation 67(4) (employer’s contributions) of those Regulations, multiplied by the person’s pensionable pay; and

     2. ii

        if applicable, any additional contribution under regulations 16 or 68(3) of those Regulations;

  2. b

     in relation to contributions to the firefighters’ pension scheme established under the Fire Services Acts 1947 and 195928, the percentage of the aggregate of the pensionable pay calculated for the purposes of paragraph G2(3) and (4) of Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 199229, multiplied by the person’s pensionable pay;

  3. c

     in relation to contributions to the firefighters’ pension scheme established under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 200430, the percentage of the aggregate of the pensionable pay calculated for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Rule 2 of Part 13 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 200631, multiplied by the person’s pensionable pay;

  4. d

     in relation to contributions to the firefighters’ pension scheme established under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 201432, the employer contribution rate on the member’s pensionable earnings determined in accordance with regulation 117 of those Regulations, multiplied by the person’s pensionable pay; or

  5. e

     in relation to contributions to police pension schemes established under the Police Pensions Regulations 198733 or the Police Pensions Regulations 200634, the percentage of pensionable pay specified in regulation 5(1) (police authority contributions) of the Police Pension Fund Regulations 200735, multiplied by the person’s pensionable pay;

• “employee” includes a member of the relevant authority and a holder of an office under the relevant authority, but does not include a person who is an elected councillor, and “employment” is to be construed accordingly;

• “relevant police officer” means—

  1. a

     in relation to a police force maintained under section 2 (maintenance of police forces) of the Police Act 199636, the chief constable,

  2. b

     in relation to the metropolitan police force, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,

  3. c

     in relation to the City of London police force, the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and

  4. d

     any other senior police officer whose salary is £150,000 or more per year;

• “remuneration” means all amounts paid to or receivable by a person, and includes sums due by way of expenses allowance (so far as those sums are chargeable to United Kingdom income tax), and the estimated money value of any other benefits received by an employee otherwise than in cash;

• “senior employee” means an employee whose salary is £150,000 or more per year, or an employee whose salary is £50,000 or more per year (to be calculated pro rata for an employee employed for fewer than the usual full time hours for the relevant authority concerned) who falls within at least one of the following categories—

  1. a

     a person employed by a relevant authority to which section 2 (politically restricted posts) of the 1989 Act applies who—

     1. i

        has been designated as head of paid service under section 4(1)(a) of that Act;

     2. ii

        is a statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(6)37 of that Act; or

     3. iii

        is a non-statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(7) of that Act;

  2. b

     a person who is the head of staff for any relevant authority to which section 4 of the 1989 Act does not apply; or

  3. c

     a person who has responsibility for the management of the relevant authority to the extent that the person has power to direct or control the major activities of the authority (in particular activities involving the expenditure of money), whether solely or collectively with other persons; and

• “senior police officer” means a member of a police force holding a rank above that of superintendent.