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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently published the outcome of its consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations which confirmed changes to final pay controls from the 1 July 2021. These changes are…

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…

In October 2022, the member contribution structure changed from being based on notional whole time pay to actual pay.   A detailed payroll provider document was released at the time explaining the changes, providing examples of how different…

Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration (Greenbury) 2019   We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 7 January 2019.   Requests for disclosure information should be received by…

We can now confirm that the Greenbury 2021 window will open on 4 January 2021 from 9am. Pensions online (POL) will be unavailable between 7am – 9am on the morning of the 4 January to allow for the Greenbury refresh from the previous year to take…

NHS employers have a statutory duty to ensure scheme contributions reach NHS Pensions’ bank account by the 19th of the month following the month in which the earnings were paid to the member. The following table confirms the deadline dates by which…

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the member contribution rates for the NHS Pension Scheme. New structure for member contributions This new member contribution structure will contain new…

We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Tuesday 4 January 2022. Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions between 4 January 2022 and 28 February 2022 to enable…

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…

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…