Definition of an Existing Member on 1 January 2007

Existing Member

• Teachers who are current scheme members on 31 December 2006.
• Teachers who have been out of pensionable service for more than five years, but who return to teaching by 31 December 2007 will retain a Normal Pension Age of 60 (irrespective of the length of break in service).
• There will be a minimum period of 30 days reckonable service or 60 days pensionable employment that must be undertaken after a break in service. This is to allow teachers who have a subsequent break in service to return at a later date and retain Normal Pension Age (NPA) 60 in respect of their future service.