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Pension events calendar

The information on this page is to help you understand the various tasks that you may need to complete during the Scheme year.

Events are shown in the month they typically take place. Where an event takes place on different dates each year, the year will be included in the date. If the year is not shown, the event will happen on the same date each year.

Dates provided are a guide and may be subject to change.

January

4 January 2021

Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration exercise (Greenbury) opens

14 January 2021

Submit December 2020 pension contributions (payment due by 19 January)

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

February

16 February 2021

Submit January 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 February)

26 February 2021

Deadline for disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration (Greenbury)

28 February 2021

Deadline for Type 2 medical practitioner Self-Assessment forms of tiered contributions 2019/2020 to be submitted to Primary Care Support England (PCSE) or Local Health Board (LHB)

28 February 2021

Deadline for GP (and non GP) providers annual certificate of pensionable profits (Limited Company / Partnership or Single-hander) 2019/2020 to be submitted to PCSE or LHB

28 February 2021

Deadline for submission of re-employed pensioners earnings certificates to NHS Pensions

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

March

1 March 2021

Deadline for estimate of pensionable earnings form for GMS / PMS / APMS 2021/2022 to be submitted to PCSE or LHB

16 March 2021

Submit February 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 March)

31 March 2021

End of Scheme year

31 March 2021

Extended 2018/2019 deadline for submission of voluntary scheme pays

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

April

1 April 2021

Period to submit year end 2020/2021 updates starts (deadline 31 May)

9 April 2021

Annual financial assurance exercise deadline

14 April 2021

Submit March 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 April)

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

May

17 May 2021

Submit April 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 May)

31 May 2021

Scheme regulation deadline for submission of year end updates

31 May 2021

Deadline for submission of independent provider (IP) and New Fair Deal (NFD) end of year 2020/2021 certificates

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

June

July

6 July 2021

Pay and membership deadline for 2020/2021 employers to submit to NHS Pensions for annual allowance calculations

15 July 2021

Submit June 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 July)

31 July 2021

Mandatory scheme pays application deadline for 2019/2020

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

August

17 August 2021

Submit July 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 August)

18 August 2021

Total Reward/annual benefit statements available to members

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

September

15 September 2021

Submit August 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 17 September)

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

October

6 October 2021

NHS Pensions deadline for issuing annual allowance pension savings statements to members

15 October 2021

Submit September 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 October)

8 October 2021

Total Reward Statement/annual benefit statement data cut for mid-year refresh of records

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

November

17 November 2021

Submit October 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 19 November)

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published

December 

15 December 2021

Submit November 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 17 December)

15 December 2021

Refreshed Total Reward/annual benefit statements available to members

Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published