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Consultation on Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS).

The Department has launched a consultation on Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme.

The consultation commenced on 31 October 2011 and will end on 23 January 2012.

This supplement (English) PDF 26 KB has been inserted to the original consultation immediately before question 1.  You are asked to respond to additional question 1a and if appropriate 1b.

This supplement (Irish) PDF 27 KB has been inserted to the original consultation immediately before question 1.  You are asked to respond to additional question 1a and if appropriate 1b.

Consultation on Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) (English) PDF 92 KB

Consultation on Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) (Irish) PDF 125 KB

The draft regulations, an equality screening and a response booklet are below.

Draft Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 Annex B PDF 39 KB

Equality and Human Rights Policy Screening Annex C (English) PDF 86 KB

Equality and Human Rights Policy Screening Annex C (Irish) PDF 122 KB

Consultation Response Booklet (English) PDF 94 KB

Consultation Response Booklet (Irish) PDF 111 KB

Consultation on draft Teachers' (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (NI) 2009 and complementing amendments to the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (NI) 1998.

The Department has launched the Consultation on the draft Teachers' (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (NI) 2009 and complementing amendments to the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (NI) 1998.

The draft regulations will ensure that in the future, employers will pay for the extra cost of teachers' premature retirement as and when it takes place.

The consultation commenced on 19 March and will end on 15 May 2009.

The draft regulations and a response document are below:

Consultation Document and Response Booklet Annex A (English) PDF 3,217 KB

Consultation Document and Response Booklet Annex A (Irish) PDF 3,695 KB

Draft Teachers' (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (NI) 2009 Appendix A PDF  893 KB

Draft Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2009 Appendix B PDF 174 KB

The draft regulations have been screened out for the purpose of an Equality Impact Assessment.  A copy of the screening form can be accessed below:

Equality and Human Rights Screening Appendix C (English) PDF 263 KB

Equality and Human Rights Screening Appendix C (Irish) PDF 157 KB

The summary of responses to the consultation can be accessed below:

Summary of Consultation Responses to the Draft Teachers' (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (NI) 2009 and complementing amendments to the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (NI) 1998 PDF 45 KB

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