Professional added year's schemes, in both the Civil Service and State-Sponsored Bodies, apply to pensionable employees appointed to a professional, technical or specialist post where the essential requirements specified in the competition (e.g. qualifications/experience/minimum entry age) result in all candidates from the competition being over the age of 25 on appointment.
1. Professional added years schemes which operate in the Civil Service
Relevant dates
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Relevant scheme for assessment of award
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Circular
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Retired before 1 January 1993
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- Old Scheme
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Circular 11 of 1985: Ad hoc arbitration finding on a claim for the award of added years to certain civil service grades
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Serving at any time between 1 January 1993 and 31 March 1997
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Staff have a choice between: - Revised Old Scheme - New Scheme
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Circular 12 of 1997: Revised schemes for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain civil servants
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Appointed on or after 1 April 1997
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- New Scheme
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Circular 12 of 1997: Revised schemes for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain civil servants
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Appointed as a new entrant by competition advertised on or after 1 April 2005
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- New Entrant Scheme
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Circular 8 of 2005: Public Service Pension Reform: New Scheme for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain entrant staff of the Civil and Public Service
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Appointed as a Single Scheme member on or after 1 January 2013
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- N/A*
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- N/A
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* Please note members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme are not entitled to professional added years.
1. Professional added years schemes which operate in State- Sponsored Bodies
Relevant dates
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Relevant scheme for assessment of award
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Circular / Letter to Depts.
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Serving on 1 July 1987
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- Original scheme
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Letter to Departments 9 May 1988: Scheme for the grant of “professional added years” for superannuation purposes to staff of State-Sponsored bodies
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Serving at any time between 1 April 1997 and 31 December 2004.
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Staff have a choice between:- Original scheme- Revised scheme
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Letter to Departments 19 November 2004: Revised scheme for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain staff of State-Sponsored Bodies
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Appointed as a new entrant by competition advertised on or after 1 April 2005
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- New Entrant Scheme
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Circular 8 of 2005: Public Service Pension Reform: New Scheme for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain entrant staff of the Civil and Public Service
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Appointed as a Single Scheme member on or after 1 January 2013
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- N/A*
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N/A
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*Please note members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme are not entitled to professional added years.