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Technical guidance

You can access technical guidance about the NHS Pension Scheme to help you administer it correctly. 

New administrators of the NHS Pension Scheme

We recommend reading our Employer’s quick start guide (Word: 904KB) if you’ve recently been accepted as an employing authority of the NHS Pension Scheme, or you’re new to administrating it. This gives you information about the aspects and administration of the Scheme.

It's important that you keep us up to date with any changes to contact names, emails and addresses at your organisation. 

NHS Pensions Employer Update newsletter

You can keep up to date with the latest NHS Pensions news by subscribing to the monthly NHS Pensions Employer Update newsletter.

The main NHS Pensions contacts for each organisation receive this automatically at the email address we hold on record.

Signing up for the newsletter

If you’d like to receive the newsletter, email [email protected]

You’ll need to include your:

  • name
  • organisation
  • email address

To help us review our services, we may contact you sometimes using these details, inviting you to share your views.

We will not share your details with any third parties.

Key dates in NHS Pension Scheme history

The NHS Pension Scheme useful dates (PDF: 146KB) document shows some key dates in the history of the NHS Pension Scheme. 

The terms used in this document were the terms used at the time, and may be different from current terms.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Read our NHS Pensions Statement of GDPR Roles and Responsibilities (PDF: 151KB) document for more information.

Disclosure of senior managers' remuneration (Greenbury)

All requests for disclosure information must be received by NHS Pensions between 5 January 2026 and 27 February 2026. Disclosure of Senior Managers' Remuneration (Greenbury) 2026 (Word: 133KB)Visit Pensions Online for a guide for Greenbury.

You can also watch our YouTube video guide on Disclosure of Senior Managers' Remuneration (Greenbury).

Retirement

The different types of retirement options for members of the NHS Pension Scheme.

Pay and contributions

Employer information on membership, contributions and pay

Joiners

Information about eligibility to join the NHS Pension Scheme and what actions employers need to take

How to leave the Scheme

Options available to members to leave the Scheme and what you need to do.

Family benefits and life assurance

Information about family benefits and life assurance.

Tax information

Information about the Finance Act, Annual Allowance and tax charges that may apply to a member’s NHS Pension.

Increasing benefits

Information about the options that exist within the Scheme for a member to increase their NHS Pension

Divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership

Information about how an NHS Pension is affected if a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership happens.

Transferring in

Information about the rules and criteria surrounding transfers in to the NHS Pension Scheme

Membership

Find out how to manage a member’s record.