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All members of the NHS Pension Scheme are given an 8-digit membership number. Members can find their membership number at the top of any letters they’ve received from us. Older letters may show it like this, ‘SD 00 / 123456’, but this format is…

Certain members who join the 2015 Scheme could qualify for scheme protection which enables them to become a member of the 1995/2008 Scheme. To qualify for scheme protection in the 2008 Section, members must: join the NHS Pension Scheme not more…

Following the article published in July, we have received a number of queries from employers and we felt that further clarification was necessary. Checking the payable date Opted out less than 5 years ago Member has opted out less…

On an annual basis, all employing authorities are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions to allow us to complete our cyclic update of member records. In 2020, Non POL Employers will be asked to complete and return the annual…

NHS Pensions has added two new Stakeholder GP events in Leeds later this year. If you are interested in attending the next round of free training sessions they will be split into two different levels; level 1 and level 2, which will take place on…

Pensions Online (POL) error handling has a facility for employers to submit a comment on an error, to the NHS Pensions Data Management Teams. Employers are asked to submit comments where additional information can be provided to enable NHS Pensions…

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…

The foundation course has been developed following feedback from our GP Practice Manager Employer Training events. This course is available to all new local administrators (less than 12 months in post) of the NHS Pension Scheme. It provides a high-…

The 2016/17 Annual Certificate of pensionable profits that all GP Providers and non-GP Providers who are partners or ‘single- handers’ (i.e. sole traders) are required to complete is now available. The certificate is available from our website. The…

When a member opts out of the pension scheme (either exit code 16) and carries on working in a non-pensionable capacity, we need to ensure that the correct payable date is used when the member applies for their pension. Deferred members must submit…