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The general basic rule is that a contribution tier for existing Officers Scheme members is set using the previous years’ pensionable earnings or whole time equivalent for members working part time. This is unless there has been, or there is, a…

NHS employers are reminded that the only self-employed individuals who have access to the NHS Pension Scheme are General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners, and non-GP Providers. Any other individual…

Following the article published in July, we have received a number of queries from employers and we felt that further clarification was necessary. Checking the payable date Opted out less than 5 years ago Member has opted out less…

The Department of Health and Social Care is to open a new consultation on revised proposals for flexibilities in the NHS Pension Scheme. More details can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-pensions-for-senior-clinicians-new-…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a revised consultation on proposed flexibilities to the NHS Pension Scheme.  Please find more information at the link below. The closing date for responses is 1 November 2019. https://…

If a member wants to retire during a TUPE consultation or pending a TUPE, a 24 hour break in service must be taken before benefits are claimed. This includes new employers (receiving organisation) applying for continued NHS Pensions access for…

We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 6 January 2020. Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions between 6 January 2020 and Friday 28 February 2020 to…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus an employer’s levy of 0.08%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…

The guidance on the freelance GP locum forms A and B has been amended to allow for a relaxation of the ’10 week’ rule in year 2020/21 to take account of the current pandemic. You can access the updated GP forms guidance. 

In April/ May this year, we made the decision, due to the huge uncertainty within the NHS at that time, that we would only request annual earning certificates for those pensioners who had their pension abated.  We are now in a position to collect…