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Since the 25 March 2020, The Coronavirus Act 2020 has temporarily suspended some of the regulations governing the administration of NHS pensions, including the temporary suspension of: the 16-hour rule abatement for special class status holders…

We suspended several steps in the data escalation process whilst we dealt with COVID-19 as we felt from an employer's and a Pension Team perspective, we all made significant adjustment to ways of working. The timeframes were lapsed and we stopped…

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…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team will be hosting a training event via Microsoft Teams for all trust employers on the 3 February 2022.  Further information on the content and how to register for this event will be provided in our Employers Update in…

Due to the exceptional demand, we’ve added a few additional Level 1 GP practice manager events to take place in January 2022. As a reminder, there are two training sessions:  • GP Practice Manager Event Level 1 Part 1  • GP Practice Manager…

The NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team are delivering Level 2 GP Practice Events commencing in February 2022 presenting educational training tailored for practice managers. These events will be delivered virtually on Microsoft Teams. Practice…

The MCP submission home screen has recently been updated to allow for Payment Information to be submitted for both Manual (BACS/Bank Transfer) and Automated (Direct Debit/Automatic Collection) Payment Types. You should ensure you are selecting the…

GPs in England applying to the 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme must have their application form endorsed by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) before it can be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).…

We advised in a previous newsletters that employers are no longer required to send the paper SD502 opt out form to NHS Pensions and we have amended the form to include this advice. Instead, it is the employer’s responsibility to retain the form in…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus the employer levy of 0.08%. In March 2019 the consultation response announcing the rise, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed…