## Citation, commencement and extent 

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Contributions and Additional Voluntary Contributions Provider) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020. 

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2020 but regulation 2 has effect from 1st January 2020. 

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales. 

## Additional Voluntary Contributions Provider 

2. —(1) The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991( a ) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2). 

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (3) (defined expressions) in the definition of “approved additional voluntary contributions provider”( b ) for “The Equitable Life Assurance Society”, substitute “Utmost Life and Pensions Limited”( c ). 

## Member contributions for scheme years 2020 to 2023 

3. —(1) The Police Pensions Regulations 2015( d ) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2). 

(2) In the heading to the table in regulation 170 (rate of member contributions) for “31st March 2020”( e ) substitute “31st March 2023”. 

We consent 

24th February 2020 

25th February 2020 

## (This note is not part of the Regulations) 

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 

## EXPLANATORY NOTE 

David Rutley 

Rebecca Harris 

Kit Malthouse 

Minister of State Home Office 

These Regulations, which extend to England and Wales, make amendments to the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991 (“the 1991 Regulations”) and the Police Pensions Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”). 

Regulation 2 substitutes a new approved additional voluntary contributions provider for the purposes of the 1991 Regulations from 1st January 2020. Section 1(5) of the Police Pensions Act 1976 provides for regulations to be framed so as to have effect from a date earlier than the making of the regulations. 

Regulation 170 of the 2015 Regulations makes provision for the contributions payable by members of the scheme constituted by the 2015 Regulations to 31st March 2020. Regulation 3 provides for the contribution rates applicable in the scheme year ending on that date to continue to apply for the scheme years to 31st March 2023. Since this involves a change to a protected 

