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
ESR heat maps sent to named pensions officers and financial directors - ESR processing statistics
16 June 2021
Submit May 2021 pension contributions (payment due by 18 June)
18 June 2021
Second week of the month – Employers pensions update published
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