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HM Treasury release public service pension schemes consultation (McCloud)
HM Treasury has released their consultation document following the Court of Appeal judgment in December 2018 sometimes referred to as ‘McCloud’. The consultation sets out a number of options from the government following the judgement.
If you are a…
Exit Code 16 - Opted out of the Scheme
Employers are reminded of the importance of using the correct termination code when closing down a pension record normally from the beginning of the next pay period.
Exit code 16 should be used for all cases where the member continues to work but…
New NHS Pensions training event - Guide for new NHS Pensions administrators – Foundation Course
The foundation course has been developed following feedback from our GP Practice Manager Employer Training events.
This course is available to all new local administrators (less than 12 months in post) of the NHS Pension Scheme. It provides a high-…
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…
Payment of pensions after opting out of the NHS Pension Scheme
When a member opts out of the pension scheme (either exit code 16) and carries on working in a non-pensionable capacity, we need to ensure that the correct payable date is used when the member applies for their pension.
Deferred members must submit…
NHS Pensions Opt-out data
Publication date: 22 April 2025
The ‘Opt-out rates for ESR employees eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme’ report provides insight about eligible employees choosing to opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme. The report provides estimates about:
opt-…
Activity, payment and pension services
We provide activity processing and payment services for NHS dentists in England and Wales.
This includes:
processing over 43 million NHS dental claims for patient treatments every year
making annual payments of more than £2 billion to dental…
Using POL to submit annual data
Last month, your end of year information was due to be submitted to NHS Pensions.
If you use Pensions Online (POL), you should have submitted your end of year information via POL.
If you have any queries about using POL to submit your data next…
Who is eligible to be enrolled into the NHS Pension Scheme?
The Scheme is open to any NHS workers aged between 16 and 75 who are:
Directly employed by the NHS
Medical, dental and ophthalmic practitioners and trainees
General medical practice staff
Non-General Practice Providers
Individuals not…
Organisations who outsource their pensions activity to third party providers
Please remember that if you outsource your pensions activity to a third party provider, it is your responsibility for ensuring the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme is:
a) carried out in a timely manner and is in line with the Scheme…