Legislation – The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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Introduction

Part 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, effect and extent

Part 2
Amendments to the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995

2 General

3 Amendment of regulation C1

4 Amendment of regulation T2A

Part 3
Amendments to the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000

5 General

6 Amendment of regulation 16

Part 4
Amendments to the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008

7 General

8 Amendment of regulation 2.A.4

9 Amendment of regulation 2.A.5

10 Amendment of regulation 2.A.8

11 Amendment of regulation 2.A.9

12 Amendment of regulation 2.B.1

13 Amendment of regulation 2.E.21

14 Amendment of regulation 2.J.8

15 Amendment of regulation 3.A.4

16 Amendment of regulation 3.A.5

17 Amendment of regulation 3.A.8

18 Amendment of regulation 3.B.1

19 Amendment of regulation 3.E.21

20 Amendment of regulation 3.J.8

Part 5
Amendments to the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

21 General

22 Amendment of regulation 21

23 New regulation 27A

24 Amendment of regulation 28

25 Amendment of regulation 38

26 Amendment of regulation 39

27 Amendment of regulation 60

28 Amendment of regulation 68

29 Amendment of Schedule 3

30 Amendment of Schedule 10

31 Amendment of Schedule 11

32 Amendment of Schedule 12

33 Amendment of Schedule 14

34 Amendment of Schedule 15

Part 6
Amendment to the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015

35 General

36 New regulation 38A

Part 7
Amendment to the National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2023

37 General

38 Amendment of regulation 24

39 Amendment of regulation 26

40 Amendment of regulation 27

Part 8
Amendment to the National Health Service Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023

41 General

42 Amendment of regulation 12

Signature

Explanatory note

Part 7Amendment to the National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment of regulation 2639.

(1)

Regulation 26 (modification of regulation 38) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (c)(iii)—

(a)

in paragraph (aa), for “each relevant period of the scheme year 2022/23” substitute “the period beginning with 1st April 2022 and ending with 30th September 2022”;

(b)

for paragraph (bb) substitute—

“(bb)

for “28.” there were substituted “28; and””.

(3)

After paragraph (c)(iii) insert—

“(iv)

after sub-paragraph (b), there were inserted—

“(c)

any reduced pensionable earnings M is treated as having received for the period beginning with 1st October 2022 and ending with 31st March 2023 during an absence from work in accordance with regulation 28,

and the pensionable earnings to which the contribution rate is applied for each relevant period of the scheme year 2022/23 are M’s certified or final pensionable earnings from all group D sources for each relevant period.”.

(4)

In paragraph (d), in new paragraph (3A)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i)

for “each relevant period of the scheme year 2022/23” substitute “the period beginning with 1st April 2022 and ending with 30th September 2022”;

(ii)

for “28,” substitute “28; and”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c)

any reduced pensionable earnings M is treated as having received for the period beginning with 1st October 2022 and ending with 31st March 2023 during an absence from work in accordance with regulation 28,”.