Policy background Public service pensions reform and the Court of Appeal’s judgment Judicial schemes
There are a number of important differences between the proposed remedies for the judiciary and for the wider public service which arise from the unique nature of judicial office and the judicial legacy schemes. The key difference is that, unlike the wider public service remedy in which eligible individuals will be returned to their legacy scheme and make a choice at retirement as to the basis on which they would like their benefits calculated, for the judiciary the remedy will be provided by way of an ‘options exercise’. It is envisaged that this will take place once the necessary legislative and data requirements are in place.