Departments’ Contribution to the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) pre 1987 debt.

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A decision made (20/04/2006) regarding Departments’ Contribution to the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) pre 1987 debt.

Subject:	Departments’ Contribution to the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) pre 1987 debt
Decision Reference:	MD-S-2006-0035		Exempt clause(s):	n/a
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):	n/a
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a		Report File ref:
Written report – Title	Departments’ contribution to the Public Employees contributory retirement scheme (pecrs) pre 1987 debt repayment
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Mick Le Turgeon, Financial Control & Reporting Manager
Decision(s): To agree to transfer a monthly BACS, equivalent to 2% of members’ pay, to PECRS to enable the repayment and servicing of the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) pre 1987 debt. The amount payable by the Department is currently £66,597.29 per annum, and it will be index linked each year in June in line with average increase in salaries. The payroll Employers pension would normally be 15.6%, but under an agreement concluded with PECRS in relation to all States Employee members of PECRS, has been split into two payments from January 1 2006 of 13.6% contributions and 2% pre 1987 debt.
Reason(s) for decision: To ring fence the funds required to enable the repayment and servicing of the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) pre 1987 debt. The index linked payment would not be subject to changes in staff numbers
Action required: Monthly payment by BACS of 2% of the Employers Pension as calculated from 2005 records from January 2006. A recurring journal to be constructed to post the 2% payment to the relevant cost centres in the Departments General Ledger, which will have to be recalculated each year.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)		Date of Decision: 20 April 2006