Non ESR employers are not required to submit a ‘Joining or rejoining the NHS Pension Scheme (SS10)’ form for NHS staff that opt out of the Scheme within the first calendar month, providing they have completed the application to leave the NHS Pension Scheme (SD502) opt out form and you have submitted it to NHS Pensions.
Deleting an SS10 joiner form for new starters who then opt out within the first calendar month may create an error on the member’s record.
Where a member has not opted out in the first calendar month the SS10 joiner form should be submitted to NHS Pensions.
Please note: a calendar month is the period from a specified day in one month to the day numerically corresponding to that day in the following month. For example, from 2 April to 2 May inclusive is considered a calendar month.