The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/284
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation, extent and commencement

These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025,

(b) extend to England and Wales, and

(c) come into force on 1st April 2025.

Section 2 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

(1) The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021 ” .

Section 3 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 8.

Section 4 Amendment to regulation 185 (members’ contributions)

In regulation 185, in the table, for column 2 substitute—

Column 2

Members’ contributions rate

Section 5 Amendments to regulation 196 (payment by employers to scheme manager)

In regulation 196, in paragraph (4)—

(a) in the opening words, for “7” substitute “15” ;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8th” substitute “16th” .

Section 6 Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 1 (general)

(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Fair Deal transfers)—

(a) in paragraph 4, for the definition of “contracting scheme employer” substitute—

“ contracting scheme employer ” means an employer mentioned in any of the following paragraphs, who is a party to a Participation Agreement—

paragraph 2(3)(b) (establishment providing further education constituted by an amalgamation of establishments),

paragraph 9(c) (governing body of a school maintained by a local authority),

paragraph 9(d), excluding institutions providing higher education only (institution providing further education, or further education and higher education, maintained by a local authority),

paragraph 10 (academy) ,

paragraph 13 (special school not maintained by a local authority) ,

paragraph 14, excluding institutions providing higher education (governing body of an institution within the further education sector to which grants are made) , or

paragraph 24 (institution for the further education and training of disabled persons);

(b) in paragraph 6(a)—

(i) omit “with a contracting scheme employer”;

(ii) for “fair deal transfer date” substitute “Fair Deal transfer date” .

(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) have effect from 14th November 2024.

Section 7 Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule 1 (service pensionable without election)

In Part 2 of Schedule 1, after paragraph 22 insert—

(22A) Teacher employed by the National Institute of Teaching .

Section 8 Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule 1 (service pensionable on election)

In Part 3 of Schedule 1, in paragraph 26(a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021” .

Section 9 Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 are amended in accordance with regulations 10 and 11 .

Section 10 Amendment to regulation 13 (deferred choice decision to be made by M)

In regulation 13(5)(b), for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)” .

Section 11 Amendments to regulation 19 (meaning of “ alternative amount ”)

In regulation 19—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for paragraph (i) substitute—

(i) where the initial amount was determined under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 in relation to a percentage value to be transferred from the initial scheme, the amount that would have been determined had the remediable relevant benefits been secured in the alternative scheme and the same percentage value been applied under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 on the valuation day;

(b) in paragraph (3), omit the definition “relevant percentage value”.