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<p>The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations currently provide for supply teachers to participate
in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) where they are employed by a scheme employer.
These are local authorities (LAs), academies and further education colleges. This
includes supply teachers who are recruited by a supply agency but then employed directly,
under a contract of employment, by the scheme employer.</p><p> </p><p>Where supply
teachers are self-employed or remain employed by a supply agency and their services
are provided under a ‘contract for services’, it is not possible for them to participate
in the TPS as there is no organisation to undertake the employer role, including remitting
contributions to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not plan to review
these arrangements and considers that it is for employers and teachers to determine
how supply teachers are employed, which can in turn enable access to the TPS under
the current arrangements.</p>
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