Amendments to NHS pension scheme regulations
Seeks views on amendments to extend scheme access to independent providers of NHS clinical services, and increase member contribution rates.
Detail
The Department of Health is consulting on proposals to amend NHS Pension Scheme regulations. The draft NHS Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014 will:
- introduce new scheme access requirements for independent providers of NHS clinical services
- increase member contribution rates from 1 April 2014
- accommodate the HM Revenue & Customs Fixed & Individual Protection 2014 tax facilities
- make other miscellaneous & technical amendments
Regulations that implement pension scheme changes are subject to final agreement by health ministers and HM Treasury.
Documents
The draft national health service pension scheme (amendment) regulations 2014: consultation documents and explanatory notesapplication/pdfAnnex A: draft statutory instrument the national health service pension scheme (amendment) regulations 2004application/pdf2014 to 2015 contribution calculatorapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetThe National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014: response to consultationapplication/pdfEquality analysis: NHS Pension Scheme access arrangements introduced by the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014application/pdfEquality analysis: increases in employee contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme from 1st April 2014application/pdf