The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2022

These Regulations amend National Health Service pension scheme instruments in consequence of provision made by the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7). They further amend the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/300) (“the 1995 Regulations”), the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/653) (“the 2008 Regulations”), the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/94) (“the 2015 Regulations”) and the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/95) (“the Transitional Regulations”). The amendments ensure that the pension schemes established by the 1995 Regulations (“the 1995 Section”) and the 2008 Regulations (“the 2008 Section”) will, except for limited purposes, be closed to the accrual of pension benefits on and after 1st April 2022 and that any members currently in pensionable service under those pension schemes will, on that date, begin accruing benefits in the scheme established by the 2015 Regulations.