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Administration of pre-existing public service pension schemes
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26. (1) A public service body or an agent of that body, where the information concerned is held by that agent, shall at the request of a Minister of the Government provide information referred to in subsection (2) to—
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(a) the Minister, for the purposes of—
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(i) the performance of a function of the Minister under the Act of 2012,
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(ii) the performance of a function conferred on or transferred to the Minister under section 8(3), 9(1)(a), 10 or 17 of the Act of 2011,
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(iii) the performance of a function of the Minister under an enactment relating to a pre-existing public service pension scheme, or
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(iv) the administration of a pre-existing public service pension scheme,
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or
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(b) the Minister of the Government making the request (where that Minister of the Government is not the Minister) or another public service body, for the purposes of—
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(i) the performance of a function of that Minister or public service body under an enactment relating to a pre-existing public service pension scheme, or
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(ii) the administration of a pre-existing public service pension scheme.
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(2) The information to be provided under subsection (1) is the following information in respect of a pre-existing public service pension scheme:
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(a) pension scheme membership information in respect of—
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(i) a scheme member,
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(ii) a former scheme member,
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(iii) a pensioner,
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(iv) a person who was, but is no longer, a pensioner,
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(v) a pension scheme beneficiary, or
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(vi) a person whose eligibility under a public service pension scheme is in the process of being determined;
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(b) information relating to—
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(i) a statutory pensions appeal of a decision made in relation to an entitlement under the scheme,
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(ii) an adjustment to the number of years of service of a person for the purposes of the calculation of an entitlement under the scheme,
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(iii) the operation of the transfer network, or
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(iv) the administration of a pension adjustment order, whether made or in respect of which an application has been or is proposed to be made, applying to an entitlement under the scheme;
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(c) such additional information as may be prescribed.
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(3) The Minister shall, when prescribing additional information under subsection (2)(c), have regard to whether the provision of such information to the Minister, another Minister of the Government or a public service body would—
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(a) reduce the duplication of tasks by public service bodies or their agents,
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(b) increase the efficiency of public service bodies in carrying out their functions,
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(c) improve the quality of services provided by a public service body to a scheme member, former scheme member, pensioner or pension scheme beneficiary,
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(d) improve the quality of information created, held and maintained by public service bodies,
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(e) strengthen the accountability of public service bodies in relation to the operation of pre-existing public service pension schemes, or
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(f) improve the quality of analysis and decision-making in relation to pre-existing public service pension schemes.
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