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Following the article in September’s Newsletter introducing the FPC1 form, we are pleased to report this has helped reduce the number of invoices going out to employers and helped prevent charges being over/under stated based on the information you…

We have become aware that organisations have been asked to review the email addresses they use, with some organisations changing this to a non nhs.net/ nhs.uk email account. If you have amended your email address, then you will need to notify NHS…

In January we explained there were some changes that were going to made where we intended to remove the RE08 (re-employment form) from the retirement notice letter for all types of retirements, except for those which are still subject to abatement (…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team run a series of events throughout the year to provide regular updates and deliver educational training. Please see the employer events section of the Employer Hub for upcoming events. These events are free of charge…

Following the Employer Newsletter article about protection of pay estimates published in June, we have provided the below guidelines: Upon request we will provide a ‘most beneficial’ Age estimate, including protection of pay/multiple breaks, for…

Since changes to Pensions Online (POL) were implemented in September, we have received a large number of AW8s that have been submitted with either incorrect payable dates or incorrect reasons for retirement. We have also received applications that…

As you may be aware, new data protection regulations will come into UK law on 25 May 2018. GDPR will update the Data Protection Act and is more stringent in its rules. We will need to be much more specific in how we describe to people how we wish…

Last month we told you about the pensions digital service ‘Claim my NHS Pension’ going into Private Beta. The service allows deferred members to complete and submit the deferred benefits claim form (AW8P) online.  So far we are controlling the…

It has been confirmed by The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) that the SD65 form is no longer required to be completed by Direction employers for any new starters from the 1 August 2019. It will be the Employer’s responsibility to…

This is a further reminder for employers to ensure that any applications for Protection of Pay or Voluntary Protection of Pay are submitted to NHS Pensions within the relevant time limits. Also, that sufficient, supporting information is included…