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Since April 2017, Scheme employers have directly funded NHS Pension Scheme administration through the introduction of the employer levy. As part of the introduction of the levy we agreed to engage differently with employers by being more…

The Service Improvement and Development (SID) board takes place quarterly and is attended by the chairs of the Regional Employer Groups. The group was set up following the introduction of the administration levy and provides a platform for employers…

We suspended several steps in the data escalation process whilst we dealt with COVID-19 as we felt from an employer's and a Pension Team perspective, we all made significant adjustment to ways of working. The timeframes were lapsed and we stopped…

Our Level 1 and Level 2 GP practice manager events include educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.  Practice managers need to attend the whole training session to receive a Continued…

Our Level 1 and Level 2 GP practice manager events include educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.  Practice managers need to attend the whole training session to receive a Continued…

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024. The proposals are to: deliver phase 2 of the review of member contributions…

For any members who are looking to claim their retirement benefits but are the subject of a compulsory / TUPE transfer to a new employer before they retire, the new employer (receiving organisation) should contact the Scheme Access Team to confirm…

Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, it is expected that employers will use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual way and not furlough them. This includes Trusts, GP Practices etc. who…

Further to the NHS Pensions and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) article in our June 2020 newsletter, HMRC has published further information as part of their business support during COVID-19, which confirms the way in which the furlough…

When sending ill health application forms, please ensure that all reports are enclosed including any report from a member’s specialist(s).  Please ensure the correct version of the application form is used and sent to NHS Pensions to consider. In…