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Capacity code reminder
Employers are reminded that when a member with a 03, 08 or 10 capacity code changes from part time to whole time or vice versa, or hours to sessions, the employment must be closed and reopened on Pensions Online (POL) to ensure benefit calculations…
Exit Code 16 - Opted out of the Scheme
Employers are reminded of the importance of using the correct termination code when closing down a pension record normally from the beginning of the next pay period.
Exit code 16 should be used for all cases where the member continues to work but…
ESR upload frequency
The ESR data is uploaded to the NHS Pensions Compendia member records:
daily
monthly
in a cycle
ESR data is also stored. View the following for upload frequency:
Daily
ESR data that is uploaded daily includes:
changed National…
Members achieving maximum pensionable membership
When completing SD55 termination form for members who have achieved maximum pensionable membership, are no longer eligible to contribute and have a last day of pensionable membership as the date they achieved maximum membership, the reason for…
Death in service – Outstanding annual leave
The members’ record should be terminated on either the date of death, or if annual leave extends the last day of service on that date using exit code 14.
Please also ensure the employer pay provided on the termination form includes payment for…
Reduction or forfeiture of NHS Pension Scheme benefits and using the ‘02’ exit code
The NHS Pension Scheme Regulations allow for NHS pension benefits to be reduced or forfeited under certain circumstances.
Reduction of NHS pension benefits
Employing Authorities should make NHS Pensions aware of any legal proceedings in respect…
Independent Provider (IP) End of Year Certificate 2024-25
You are now able to access the 2024-25 End of Year Certificate via our NHS Pensions Finance webpage.
As part of your Independent Provider (IP) status, you are legally required to complete End of Year Certificates for each employer code you have,…
New employer email account processes
Following the change of the Employers email account to nhsbsa.pensionsemployers@nhsbsa.nhs.uk on the 1 April 2021 the following information will need to be included in member specific queries to ensure that employer queries are responded to in full…
Special Class and Mental Health Officer status
We’ve updated our guidance for each status and there are factsheets available for employers and members.
There are eligibility criteria for the employment groups that can automatically qualify and for circumstances where an application might be…
Change of NHS Pension Scheme bank account for GP practices
The information in this article is for GP practices who currently make payment by electronic bank payments (BACS, CHAPS or faster payment).
With effect from 1 May 2018 the bank account currently used by GP practices to make payment of NHS Pension…