(2) if he will list those pension schemes that have refused to sign an indemnity provided by the Teachers' Pension Scheme when their members have sought to transfer their pension funds into the Teachers' Pension Scheme upon entering the teaching profession;
(3) if he will list those pension schemes that have agreed to sign an indemnity provided by the Teachers' Pension Scheme when their members have sought to transfer their pension funds into the Teachers Pension Scheme upon entering the teaching profession.
The numbers of transfer values received into the Teachers' Pension Scheme since 1 April 2004 in respect of teachers entering the profession following a period of employment outside teaching are shown in the table. In all cases, the former pension scheme has provided an indemnity where that has been required.
Number 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 3,716 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 3,793 7 April 2006 to 30 September 2006 7,475
The transfer-in indemnity requirement is a common feature across all pension schemes. Details of pension schemes that have or have not signed the transfer-in indemnity are not recorded as a matter of routine. Recent transfers-in have included indemnities from the staff pension schemes of Safeway, Kingfisher, Kerridge Computers and BT.