
1 
These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025,
(b) extend to England and Wales, and
(c) come into force on 1st April 2025.
2 

(1) The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021”.
3 
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 8.
4 
In regulation 185, in the table, for column 2 substitute—

Column 2Members’ contributions rate
7.4%
8.9%
9.9%
10.5%
11.6%
12%
5 
In regulation 196, in paragraph (4)—
(a) in the opening words, for “7” substitute “15”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8th” substitute “16th”.
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(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Fair Deal transfers)—
(a) in paragraph 4, for the definition of “contracting scheme employer” substitute—“
 “contracting scheme employer” means an employer mentioned in any of the following paragraphs, who is a party to a Participation Agreement—
(a) paragraph 2(3)(b) (establishment providing further education constituted by an amalgamation of establishments),
(b) paragraph 9(c) (governing body of a school maintained by a local authority),
(c) paragraph 9(d), excluding institutions providing higher education only (institution providing further education, or further education and higher education, maintained by a local authority),
(d) paragraph 10 (academy),
(e) paragraph 13 (special school not maintained by a local authority),
(f) paragraph 14, excluding institutions providing higher education (governing body of an institution within the further education sector to which grants are made), or
(g) paragraph 24 (institution for the further education and training of disabled persons);”;
(b) in paragraph 6(a)—
(i) omit “with a contracting scheme employer”;
(ii) for “fair deal transfer date” substitute “Fair Deal transfer date”.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(a) and (b)(i) have effect from 14th November 2024.
7 
In Part 2 of Schedule 1, after paragraph 22 insert—“
22A. 
Teacher employed by the National Institute of Teaching.”.
8 
In Part 3 of Schedule 1, in paragraph 26(a), for “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991” substitute “Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021”.
9 
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 are amended in accordance with regulations 10 and 11.
10 
In regulation 13(5)(b), for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.
11 
In regulation 19—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for paragraph (i) substitute—“
(i) where the initial amount was determined under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 in relation to a percentage value to be transferred from the initial scheme, the amount that would have been determined had the remediable relevant benefits been secured in the alternative scheme and the same percentage value been applied under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 on the valuation day;”;
(b) in paragraph (3), omit the definition “relevant percentage value”.
Catherine McKinnell
Minister of State
Department for Education
6th March 2025We consent
Taiwo Owatemi
Vicky Foxcroft
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
4th March 2025