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Update on proposed government changes to public service pension schemes
The Court of Appeal ruling on 'protection', known as the McCloud Judgment
In April 2015, the government put into effect reforms to all main public service pension schemes.
The reforms that took place in 2015 did not apply to those closest to…
GP forms are now available
The 2016/17 Annual Certificate of pensionable profits that all GP Providers and non-GP Providers who are partners or ‘single- handers’ (i.e. sole traders) are required to complete is now available. The certificate is available from our website.
The…
Changes to the AW171 retirement benefits process
We would like to thank you for your continued support whilst the revised automated AW171 retirement benefits process has been bedding in. During the implementation we have worked with you to alleviate some of your initial concerns. We created a set…
TRS refresh - update on statement availability
There are three main reasons why a pension statement may not be available. These are listed below, with just some examples of why this may be the case.
There is a data issue that needs to be investigated
Examples include:
an outstanding data…
Ill Health Applications – Coronavirus (COVID-19) arrangements
NHS Pensions is continuing to receive applications for;
The Consideration of Entitlement to Ill Health Retirement benefits (AW33E)
The Consideration of Entitlement for Early Payment of Deferred Benefits due to Ill Health (AW240)
Due to the…
Allocation - Retirement Flexibility
Allocation is a retirement flexibility that is available to all members of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Following a review of the enquiries we receive about allocation, it was evident that we needed to make the application process and available guidance…
GP Practice Manager training for Jan-April 2024
Further dates are available for the Level 1 and Level 2 GP practice manager events, which include educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Practice managers need to attend the whole training…
Calculating whole time equivalent pensionable pay for a part time Officer (or Practice staff) member who receives additional or supplementary payments
The following information updates previous guidance provided in our January 2016 newsletter.
The article in the January 2016 Employer Newsletter informed you continue to use your current method of calculating notional whole time pay for part time…
Completing the Final Pay Control form – what constitutes a non-GP provider (FPC1)
We have received a number of FPC1 forms where the box (non-GP provider) has been ticked incorrectly when completing Question 1.
As there appears to be some confusion around this we felt it might be helpful to clarify what constitutes a non-GP…
Additional upcoming GP Practice Manager Events – Level 1
The NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team are running additional GP practice manager events in September 2021 delivering educational training tailored for practice managers. These events will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Practice…