Judicial Pension Board

The Judicial Pension Board (JPB) is responsible for helping the Lord Chancellor to manage and govern the Judicial Pension Schemes (JPS).

Main responsibilities

The JPS are administered by XPS Administration Ltd but managed by the Lord Chancellor.

The Judicial Pension Board (JPB) assists the Lord Chancellor with:

ensuring the JPS comply with the regulations
securing compliance with the requirements of the Pensions Regulator
considering appeals and complaints, and making recommendations under the second stage of the Internal

Dispute Resolution Procedure

The JPB can also advise the Lord Chancellor on some of his discretionary powers under the regulations.

Members

The JPB is made up of an Independent Chair, equal numbers of Employer and Member Representatives, and up to 3 Independent Members.

The Independent Chair is appointed by the Lord Chancellor following consultation with the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Lord President in Scotland and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

Employer and Member Representatives are appointed by the Independent Chair, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor and the Heads of Jurisdiction for the judiciary.

Independent JPB members are selected through the public appointment process.

Independent Chair

Jo Maguire

Independent Board Members

Kim Brown
Russell Agius

Member Representatives

Judge Katharine Moore
Judge Alexander Wilson
Judge Robin Penfold
Judge RoseAnne McCormick

Employer Representatives

Henry Young, Deputy Director, Management and Control, Finance Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Isabel Jones, HMCTS Deputy Director for Financial Control, HMCTS Chief Financial Officers Directorate
Michael Cordy, Deputy Director for Judicial Pay and Pensions Policy, Judicial and Legal Services, Ministry of Justice
Denise Swanson, Deputy Director for Civil Law and Legal System Division, Scottish Government Justice Directorate

Terms of reference

Judicial Pension Board terms of reference
Judicial Pension Board: Administration Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 624 KB, 3 pages)
Judicial Pension Board: Dispute Resolution Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 349 KB, 3 pages)

Publications

JPS: Advice on assumptions, Actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2020 (PDF, 4.67 MB, 83 pages)
JPS: Summary of the 2020 assumptions used in the actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2020 (PDF, 341 KB, 3 pages)
JPS: Membership data, Actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2020 (PDF, 2.84 MB, 54 pages)
JPS: Actuarial Valuation data quality (PDF, 360 KB, 3 pages)
Judicial Pension Scheme 2022: Early payment of pension, factors and guidance (PDF, 481 KB, 21 pages)
Judicial Pension Scheme 2022 guide
Judicial Pension Scheme accounts 2018 to 2019
Internal dispute resolution procedure
Lifetime allowance from 2016/17: important changes, January 2016 (PDF, 75.6 KB, 2 pages)
Annual allowance from 2016/17: important changes, January 2016 (PDF, 109 KB, 6 pages)
Important information on the scheme, June 2016 (PDF, 128 KB, 10 pages)
Judicial pension scheme 2015 guide (PDF, 494 KB, 21 pages)
Fee-Paid Judicial Pension Scheme guide
Judicial Pension Scheme 2015 annual allowance and scheme pays guidance note (PDF, 665 KB, 12 pages)
Privacy notice (PDF, 230 KB, 9 pages)
Valuation assumptions report 2016 (PDF, 848 KB, 43 pages)
Valuation data report 2016 (PDF, 2.48 MB, 51 pages)
Judicial Pension Scheme 2016 Valuation report (PDF, 1.46 MB, 57 pages)
Direction made by the Lord Chancellor 2022/01
Judicial Pension Schemes Valuation Results Actuarial valuation as at 31st March 2020 (PDF, 3.05 MB, 84 pages)
Register of Interests (PDF, 86.4 KB, 1 page)
Judicial Pension Board Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy (PDF, 129 KB, 5 pages)
The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015