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Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (States of Jersey Prison Service - Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-: Lodging

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A decision made on 30 November 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2012-0119

Decision Summary Title :

Amendments to the Regulations for Prison Officers covered under the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS)

Date of Decision Summary:

30th November 2012

Decision Summary Author:

 

Project Director - Pensions

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Amendments to the Regulations for Prison Officers covered under the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS)

Date of Written Report:

13 November 2012

Written Report Author:

Project Director - Pensions

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Amendments to the Regulations for Prison Officers covered under the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS)

Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the draft Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (States of Jersey Prison Service – Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201- and accompanying report and requested that the report and proposition be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States as soon as possible.

Reason(s) for Decision: At its meeting on 27th November 2012, the States Employment Board agreed the amendments to pension provision for employees of the Prison Service, i.e. Prison Officers.

 

Prison Officers – new Category C status

The draft amendments create a new Category C status, which will relate to new members of the Prison Service employed on or after 1st February 2013. These employees will be subject to a later normal retirement age of 60 (although including an option to retire from age 55 in which case the pension will be subject to an actuarial reduction) and an accrual rate of 70ths as opposed to the current 60ths. Please note a 70th accrual rate is less valuable to the employee than a 60th accrual rate.

 

Prison Officers – Category A status

In addition and following a request from the Prison Officers’ Association, the draft amendments increase the normal retirement age for all current Prison Officers who are covered under Category A status to age 60 from age 55. These amendments have been drafted in such a way that the current accrual rates applicable to these members remain unchanged, as do the various earlier retirement options available to Category A Prison Officers under the present legislation. The draft amendment allows for Category A Prison Officers to remain in employment until age 60 or choose to leave under the various options available to them previously. 

Resource Implications: There are no resource implications

Action required: The Project Director – Pensions is requested to arrange with the States Greffe for the Report to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration on the earliest possible date.

Signature:

 

 

 

Position:

 

Senator I J Gorst, Chief Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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