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The Supreme Court has refused permission for the Government to appeal the Court of Appeal’s December 2018 judgment in the cases of McCloud and Sargeant. This means that the Court of Appeal’s judgment stands, and that ‘transitional protection’ gave…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently published the outcome of its consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations which confirmed changes to final pay controls from the 1 July 2021. These changes are…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus the employer levy of 0.08%. In March 2019 the consultation response announcing the rise, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed…

We’re not able to project or provide any further financial forecasting for 2015 Scheme benefits past the relevant scheme year, except for those retiring due to ill health and who have already submitted their application and members who may be made…

Following our recent Pay and Contributions Event organised by the Stakeholder Engagement Team and a number of queries raised about the member contributions introduced on 1 October, we have compiled information on the most common queries in this…

Employers are required in legislation to provide information to NHS Pensions which enables pension savings statements to be provided to members. This statement informs members whether they have exceeded the annual allowance limit in the NHS Pension…

We notified you in the January 2019 employers newsletter about proposed changes to the National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019.   The proposed changes include:…

Data Management are receiving a high number of e-mails regarding cases where an estimate or membership statement cannot be produced through Memberzone as the member’s record requires data cleanse or a calculation is not possible due to system…

Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/21 The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.38% to 20.68%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise,…

The last 12 months have been an exciting time for the Stakeholder Engagement Team, appointing a further 5 Stakeholder Engagement Managers to build on the support we offer employers nationwide. We have also seen a steady increase in both the volume…