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  • PCSPS(NI) Rules

    Topics:
    • Working in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, 
    • Key sections and resources for NICS Pension Schemes Employers, 
    • Key sections and resources for NICS Pension Schemes Members

    Scheme rules for the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) [PCSPS(NI)]. Updated April 2021.

    • Section I - PCSPS(NI) - 2002 Section (Premium and Classic Plus)
    • Section II - PCSPS(NI) - 1972 Section (Classic)
    • Section III- PCSPS(NI) - 2007 Section (Nuvos)
    • Section IV - PCSPS(NI) - 2008 Section (General Provisions)

    Amendment Schemes

    Changes made to the PCSPS(NI) are set out in Amendment Schemes. The latest Amendment Schemes can be found here. These amendments have been consolidated into the rules of the PCSPS(NI) above.

    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment No.3) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2014
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) No.2 Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2016
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2018
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2019
    • Regulation 122 or the Marriage (Same-sex couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite sex couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019
    • Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021

    Schedule 1 Bodies

    The Civil Service pension arrangements also apply to a number of publically funded bodies which are not part of the Civil Service. These are listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (as amended).

    • Schedule 1 Bodies

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