What happens if I leave before retirement?

Question:
What happens if I leave before retirement?
Answer:

Provided you have more than 2 years' total membership of the Scheme, or have had a transfer of pension rights pension rights into the scheme, you will have the choice of either transferring the pension entitlement you have accrued in the Staffordshire Pension Fund to another pension arrangement or keeping your accrued entitlement in the Fund as a "Deferred Benefit" until payment of that benefit becomes due.