Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Future pension provision from 1 April 2022
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Detail of outcome
Between 22 November 2021 and 31 January 2022 the Ministry of Defence carried out a public consultation in relation to draft regulations (The Armed Forces Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2022), containing amendments to scheme rules which give effect to the provisions of the Bill, and which also make other amendments to scheme rules to ensure that they work smoothly for all members from 1 April 2022.
The Ministry of Defence has considered the responses from the consultation, together with feedback received during and after presentations to serving Armed Forces personnel and to third sector organisations representing the interests of Armed Forces personnel and veterans.
Original consultation
Consultation description
MOD will undertake a public consultation on the scheme-specific amendments that will be required to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme regulations to implement the McCloud prospective remedy.
The amendments will close all Armed Forces legacy pension schemes on 31 March 2022 and ensure that from 1 April 22 all serving personnel who were full protection members will transition to the AFPS 15 and begin to accrue benefits under that scheme from that date.
The amendments will also address some minor errors and omissions in pension scheme regulations.
Documents
Last updated 14 March 2022 + show all updates
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Addition of 'Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Future Pension Provision from 1 April 2022 - Consultation Response'
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Closing date changed: from 00:15am on 1 February 2022 to 11:45pm on 31 January 2022.
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Closing date changed: from 11:45pm on 31 January 2022 to 00:15am on 1 February 2022.
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First published.