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Pensions Online – Error Handling
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…
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…
New NHS Pensions training event - Guide for new NHS Pensions administrators – Foundation Course
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-…
GP forms are now available
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…
Payment of pensions after opting out of the NHS Pension Scheme
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…
Using POL to submit annual data
Last month, your end of year information was due to be submitted to NHS Pensions.
If you use Pensions Online (POL), you should have submitted your end of year information via POL.
If you have any queries about using POL to submit your data next…
Who is eligible to be enrolled into the NHS Pension Scheme?
The Scheme is open to any NHS workers aged between 16 and 75 who are:
Directly employed by the NHS
Medical, dental and ophthalmic practitioners and trainees
General medical practice staff
Non-General Practice Providers
Individuals not…
Organisations who outsource their pensions activity to third party providers
Please remember that if you outsource your pensions activity to a third party provider, it is your responsibility for ensuring the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme is:
a) carried out in a timely manner and is in line with the Scheme…
Extended Pensions Online downtime
We would like to provisionally inform you that Pensions Online (POL) will be unavailable from 7pm on Thursday 15 March to 7am Tuesday 20 March. This is so we can carry out testing on the new IT infrastructure that will support the transformation of…
COVID-19 Calls to NHS Pensions Employer Helpline
As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we are currently receiving a high volume of calls to our NHS Pensions Employer Helpline.
Please do take a look at the dedicated resources and guidance for employers within our NHS Pensions employer hub…