Open consultation

NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 10 December 2024

Applies to England and Wales

Summary

The department is seeking views on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme for 1 April 2025.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 4 February 2025

Consultation description

The department keeps the rules of the pension scheme under review to ensure it continues to help the NHS attract and retain the staff needed to deliver high-quality care for patients.

This consultation proposes the following changes to the scheme rules to:

• retrospectively amend the definition of overtime in the 2015 Scheme to be pensionable up to whole-time equivalent hours
• clarify the method for calculating member contributions where pay reduces during a period of absence
• amend the regulations regarding general practitioner (GP) and non-GP provider annual certificates of pensionable profit
• allow members who are affected by the McCloud remedy to revoke a deferred choice election or for a deferred choice election to lapse in certain circumstances
• make other technical and miscellaneous amendments

Documents

NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025

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The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (draft)

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Published 10 December 2024