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Level 1 GP practice manager event
Our next Level 1 GP Practice Manager events are available in September and October and include educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
These sessions include NHS Pension Scheme website, Annual…
GP practice manager training date – December
Our next Level 1 GP practice manager event is available in December and includes educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
This session includes information on the NHS Pension Scheme website,…
Partial retirement employer update and live event
A reminder that we are holding an NHS Pensions Employer Live Event on Partial Retirement at 10am on Wednesday 19 July 2023.
The event is aimed at payroll providers and pension administrators and will focus on the partial retirement application…
Information for non-ESR employers on how members can access ABS
If your employees do not have access to Electronic Staff Record (ESR), they may have previously used Gov.UK Verify to access their Annual Benefit Statement (ABS). Gov.UK Verify closed on 30 March 2023.
If your employees are actively contributing to…
Estimated Scheme Pays elections
NHS Pensions has been receiving estimated Scheme Pays elections for the 2015/16 Pension Input Period for transition members of the 1995/2008 and 2015 Schemes where the member has only provided one estimated figure on the Scheme Pays Election (SPE2)…
Qualifying for scheme protection in the 1995/2008 Scheme because of previous public service membership
Certain members who join the 2015 Scheme could qualify for scheme protection which enables them to become a member of the 1995/2008 Scheme.
To qualify for scheme protection in the 2008 Section, members must:
join the NHS Pension Scheme not more…
GMS/PMS/APMS Contractors liabilities regarding the commissioning of GP Locums
When a GMS/PMS/APMS contractor commissions the services of a freelance GP locum there is an agreement between the two contractors on how much the rate of pay is for this service; here at NHS Pensions we cannot dictate what this rate should be.…
Clinical Excellence Awards
From 1 April 2018 there are new arrangements regarding the pensionable status of Local Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) awarded to Consultants.
Where a Consultant was already in receipt of a Local Clinical Excellence Award prior to April 2018 that…
Escalation Process
Our stakeholder engagement team's work involves a managed escalation and recovery process of unpaid NHS Pension contributions.
Unpaid payments include employee and employer contributions as well as any related AVC / ERRBO payments that have not…
Completing the self-assessment form where there is an Annual Allowance charge
In the Pensions Schemes newsletter 115 (26 November 2019) HMRC have asked schemes to remind members who have exceeded the Annual Allowance for 2018/19 and have an Annual Allowance charge that must be declared as they have exceeded their Annual…