Pensions manual

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2. Members’ Benefits

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 237KB]
  2. Retirement at or after the pension age [PDF 722KB]
  3. Resignation and dismissal [PDF 611KB]
  4. Death benefits [PDF 354KB]
  5. Injury benefit [PDF 1MB]
  6. Pensions increase [PDF 396KB]
  7. Modification of pension [PDF 391KB]
  8. Personal injury compensation [PDF 165KB]
  9. Pensions and divorce or dissolution – currently under review.  To be available by end 2010.

3. Family Benefits

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 126KB]
  2. Spouses and Civil Partners’ Pensions: Making provision [PDF 391KB]
  3. Spouses and Civil Partners’ Pensions: Contributions [PDF 749KB]
  4. Spouses and Civil Partners’ Pensions: The contributions account [PDF 785KB]
  5. Spouses and Civil Partners’ Pensions: The PCSPS refund arrangements [PDF 899KB]
  6. Spouses and Civil Partners’ Pensions: Awards and payments [PDF 795KB]
  7. Children’s Pensions: Conditions, awards and payment [PDF 520KB]
  8. Invalidity pensions: Conditions, award and payment [PDF 359KB]
  9. Adult dependants’ pensions: Conditions, award and payment [PDF 131KB]

4. Early Retirement

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 506KB]
  2. Actuarially reduced benefits [PDF 636KB]
  3. Approved early retirement [PDF 124KB]
  4. Compulsory and flexible early retirement [PDF 1MB]
  5. Compulsory (interim) arrangements [PDF 587KB]
  6. The statutory redundancy scheme [PDF 711KB]
  7. Medical retirement [PDF 569KB]

5. Transfers

Transfers to the PCSPS

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 304KB]
  2. Conditions [PDF 345KB]
  3. Transferring the GMP [PDF 382KB]
  4. Transfer Action [PDF 1091KB]
  5. Calculating Service Credit in the PCSPS [PDF 2569KB]
  6. The earlier arrangements [PDF 13KB]
  7. Forms [PDF 11KB]

Transfers from the PCSPS

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 720KB]
  2. The transfer arrangements: administration [PDF 940KB]
  3. The transfer arrangements: Deciding which arrangement applies [PDF 320KB]
  4. The cash equivalent transfer arrangements [PDF 4MB]
  5. The mixed transfer arrangements [PDF 1MB]
  6. The Appendix 11 arrangements [PDF 1MB]
  7. Transferring benefits to a UK scheme or arrangement [PDF 560KB]
  8. Transferring benefits to an overseas scheme [PDF 304KB]
  9. Forms [PDF 14KB]
  10. Bulk transfers on compulsory transfer of employment [PDF 987KB]
  11. Early leavers (i.e. former members who leave without becoming entitled to a preserved PCSPS award) [PDF 76KB]

6. Options and AVCs

  1. Introduction and summary [PDF 85KB]
  2. Administration of added years contracts  amended Aug 2012 [PDF 110KB]
  3. AVCs (Additional Voluntary Contributions) [PDF 1MB]
  4. Allocating part of a PCSPS pension [PDF 331KB]

7. Service and Pay

  1. Introduction [PDF 41KB]
  2. Qualifying and reckonable service on or after 1 June 1972 (PCSPS) [PDF 746KB]
  3. Qualifying and reckonable service before 1 June 1972 [PDF 329KB]
  4. Grant of added years (discretionary) [PDF 283KB]
  5. Pensionable earnings [PDF 1MB]
  6. Re-employment
    Previous service ended on or after 1 June 1972
    Re-employment before the pension age     [PDF 787KB]
  7. Re-employment
    Previous service ended on or after 1 June 1972
    Re-employment started after the pension age     [PDF 234KB]
  8. Re-employment
    Member left the Civil Service before 1 June 1972     [PDF 294KB]
  9. Abatement of pension on re-employment [PDF 465KB]
  10. Moving to a lower grade [PDF 156KB]

See also links to further guidance under guidance notes