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Following a change to the discount rate used for public service pension schemes that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the factors used to calculate transfer values for non-Club transfers and pensions on divorce changed. We are now able to…

POL will be available throughout August between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance: Sunday 20 August If we do need to bring POL down at short notice for urgent maintenance, we…

The only escalations that the Stakeholder Engagement Team email account should be used for are serious ill health cases.   For any other form of escalation, please contact the employers email account or helpline in the first instance. If they are…

The proposals in the consultation are to: deliver phase 2 of the review of member contributions introduce a new employer pension contribution rate in line with the results of the 2020 scheme valuation permanently remove abatement for special…

NHS Pensions has noted an increase in requests for Special Class and Mental Health Officer status for members who are working for CCGs. Special Class and Mental Health Officer status is primarily for members of staff who are engaged in the hands on…

It is no longer necessary for you or members to complete the equality monitoring questionnaire. The standalone form has been removed from the website but it will still be available within the ‘consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement…

In order to allow a third party access to a member’s pension information, we require a letter of authority from the member. We ask that letters of authority only hold details for one individual at a time. Each member should have a separate letter of…

Following the removal of the historic Employer Newsletters from the website, the bulk Protection of Pay forms have been updated. The employer factsheet has been updated with a historic bulk Protection of Pay guidance section to include information…

We have recently received a number of queries in relation to clinical director duty payments. The regulations state that a member’s pensionable earnings are: salary wages fees, and other regular payments made to the member in respect of…

When completing SD55 termination form for members who have achieved maximum pensionable membership, are no longer eligible to contribute and have a last day of pensionable membership as the date they achieved maximum membership, the reason for…