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Connecting to Pensions Online (POL)
Since the last update in March, we’ve been working hard to set up and test the new IP address to be able to share with you.
We’re finalising guidance and creating a new web page to help you with testing validation. We expect to be able to provide…
Non-Pensions Online (POL) annual update
All employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis. You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by 31 May.
If you use Pensions Online (POL) you should submit this year end…
Annual Check – Scheme Access
From 1 April 2019 the Scheme Access Team has introduced an annual check, at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. The check is to ensure that the access granted to all non-automatic Employing Authorities is still relevant, and is…
Membership enquiries
The website membership enquiry process will be updated to include Retrospective and Part Time Access (PTA) as well as a few smaller changes with the existing standard membership. The volume of Retrospective and PTA membership enquiries is relatively…
Department of Health and Social Care announces extension of retire and return easements
Following a short consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced an extension to retire and return easements to 31 October 2022 through temporary amendments to NHS Pension Scheme regulations.
What was included in the…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance and measures
Latest guidance and measures, including:
updated information on the NHS & Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020
information on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and…
Make Contribution Payments - POL & non-POL
Make Contribution Payments (POL Organisations)
Onboarding of existing employers to our new contribution payment platform, Make Contribution Payments (MCP), is progressing well and around 3,000 have now subscribed to…
Stakeholder engagement events
The Stakeholder Engagement Team run a series of events throughout the year providing regular updates and delivering educational training for employers.
Please visit the employer events section of the Employer Hub for upcoming events. These events…
The Coronavirus Act and the end of temporary suspensions for retire and return
The UK government’s Coronavirus action plan, published on 3 March 2020, set out measures to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
This included increasing the available health and social care workforce by removing barriers to allow recently retired NHS…
The Coronavirus Act 2020
Since 25 March 2020, The Coronavirus Act 2020 temporarily suspended some of the regulations governing the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme, including the temporary suspension of:
the 16-hour rule
abatement for Special Class status…