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The Coronavirus Act 2020 and an update on the end of temporary suspensions for retire and return
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…
New NHS Pensions member events for NHS dental practitioners
A new series of NHS Pensions member events are now available specifically for NHS dental practitioners who are part of the NHS Pension Scheme
The events aim to provide more clarity on what the Scheme is and the benefits that members are entitled to…
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales - proposed changes to scheme regulations 2019
An email went out to all employers on 5 March 2019 highlighting the proposed changes which were outlined in a consultation document released by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
We have highlighted below the main changes that will be…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on proposed Scheme regulation changes for second stage of McCloud Remedy
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations, which are required to implement the second part of the McCloud remedy.
In 2015 the government made changes to…
Information for employers receiving retirement or ill health retirement applications before 1 October 2023
From 1 October 2023, members with 1995 Section benefits can take partial retirement. You can find more information on partial retirement, including a guide for employers on our Employer hub.
We’ve put steps in place to process partial retirement…
Final Pay Controls
Employers are reminded that a final pay control charge applies where a NHS Pension Scheme Officer or Practice Staff member with 1995 Section membership (including 1995/2015 transition members) has a pensionable pay increase which exceeds an…
Special Class status (SCS) – Retention of SCS for Managers
A number of cases have recently been identified where employers have incorrectly recorded individual managers as having automatic entitlement to SCS (i.e. Capacity Code = 01, Nurse with Special Class status when the Capacity Code should be 04 –…
Non-POL updates - end of year information
On an annual basis all employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions. You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by 24 May 2024.
If you use Pensions Online (POL) you should submit this year end…
Spaces left for GP practice employer stakeholder event
The NHS Pensions’ Stakeholder Engagement Team has a number of places remaining for GP practice employer events next week.
These events focus on the administration of the NHS Pensions Scheme, consisting of various workshops throughout the day.
They…
Email accounts and re-employment form
Junk mail
Check your outlook settings to make sure you can receive correspondence from NHS Pensions, as some correspondence maybe stopped by your Firewall or go into your junk (spam) folder.
add @nhs.net e-mail addresses to your saved sender list…