Skip to main content
Department of Finance Department of Finance An Roinn Airgeadais

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • Closed consultation Consultation on the proposed changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes.

    Topics:
    • Finance, 
    • Public service pensions policy and legislation

    Consultation closed Consultation opened 19 August 2020, 9.00 am and closed 18 November 2020, 11.59 pm

    Summary

    The public service pensions consultation to remove the discrimination identified by the courts in the 2015 pension reforms has now closed.

    The Department of Finance consulted on options to address discrimination identified by the Courts in the transitional arrangements which were part of the 2015 reform of public service pension schemes.

    The consultation document itself, a Public Service Pensions Leaflet which sets out a summary of the proposals and an accompanying Policy Screening form can be found on this page.

    Documents

    • DoF Consultation - Public service pension schemes changes to the transition arrangements to the 2015 schemes Adobe PDF (485 KB)
    • Public Service Pensions Leaflet - High Level Summary of Options Adobe PDF (122 KB)
    • Policy Screening template - Public service pension schemes proposed changes to transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes. Adobe PDF (135 KB)

    Help viewing documents

    Consultation description

    This consultation sets out the proposals to remedy discrimination since 1 April 2015 for affected members and ensure its removal for the future.

    The scope of the schemes covered by this consultation can be found on page 2 and page 9 of the document itself. The consultation begins on 19 August 2020 and will close on 18 November 2020.

    Full details on how to respond can be found at page 10 of the consultation document.

    Ways to respond

    Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.

    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens