British official public service pensions are those set out in schedule 2 of the UK Pensions (Increase) Act 1971. The scheduled schemes include pensions from the following UK schemes:

• Ministerial and parliamentary
• European Parliament
• Civil service
• Administration of justice, including coroners, court and police staffs and probation service
• Police and firemen
• Teachers and school staff
• National health service
• National insurance
• Diplomatic, colonial and overseas service
• Local government
• Service in Ireland
• Pensions payable by the London Pensions Fund Authority
• Widows of civilians killed abroad in the sphere of military operations
• Civilian employees of Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Associations