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Forms
  • Document How can I apply for Mental Health Officer (MHO) status?
  • Document How can I submit the SS10 for a re-employed pensioner?
  • Document What are the forms associated with Additional Pension purchases?
  • Document What are the forms used to request a members pay details from an NHS employer?
  • Document What are the joiner and leaver forms?
  • Document What is a G59?
  • Document What is an AW171 and how should it be submitted?
Direction Employers
  • Document Can a Government Department be classed as an Employing Authority (EA)?
  • Document Can a GP Federation/Confederation join the NHS Pension Scheme?
  • Document Can an Independent Provider apply to be an Employing Authority?
  • Document Can employees of the NHS Confederation join the NHS Pension Scheme?
  • Document How can I apply to become a Direction Employer?
  • Document If I am a Direction Employer, am I responsible for paying the Initial Survivors Pension when a Scheme member dies?
  • Document If I am a Direction Employer, can my employees join the NHS Pension Scheme?
  • Document If I am a Section 7(2) Direction Employer, how do my employees join the NHS Pension Scheme?
  • Document If I am an Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS), how do I apply to become an Employing Authority (EA)?
  • Document What is a Section 7(1) Direction Employer?
  • Document What is a Section 7(2) Direction Employer?
AW8 Guidance + Submission
  • Document How do I inform NHS Pensions if a member has a protection certificate from HMRC?
  • Document How long after submitting an SD55T can I submit an AW8?
  • Document How should I submit a retirement benefit claim form (AW8) for a member who has more than one job?
  • Document How should I submit an AW8 application form if I do not have access to Pensions Online (POL)?
  • Document I am Practice Manager, can I submit my own AW8?
  • Document If I need to amend the bank account details submitted on an AW8, what should I do?
  • Document If I need to amend the pay details submitted on an AW8, what should I do?
  • Document What is meant by CPLNHS on the Compensation Retirement section of the AW8 application form?
  • Document What should I do if I have submitted an AW8 with the incorrect date of retirement?
  • Document What should I enter as the members P45 tax code on the AW8 application form?
  • Document What should I record as the paying authority on part 2 of the AW8 application form?
  • Document When would it be necessary for me to post a retirement benefit claim form (AW8) to NHS Pensions?
Auto-Enrolment
  • Document Can NHS Pensions tell me which employees I should auto-enrol into the NHS Pension Scheme?
  • Document Do I have to auto-enrol all my eligible jobholders on the Staging Date?
  • Document For the purposes of Auto Enrolment, what is the Staging Date?
  • Document If an employee opts out straight away do I have to take contributions and then pay a local refund?
  • Document What is an Employer Pension Scheme Reference?
  • Document What is the NHS Pension Scheme Registry Number?
  • Document When should I pay a local refund of contributions collected as a result Auto Enrolment?
Total Reward Statements
  • Local Benefits
  • General
General
  • Document As an employer, how can I calculate an employees contracted out National Insurance earnings?
  • Document Can I request a copy of an SD502?
  • Document Do I have an obligation to provide pension information, such as estimates, to my employees?
  • Document How are final pay controls charged to an employer and how can these be queried?
  • Document How are the capitalisation costs paid to NHS Pensions?
  • Document How can I calculate the notional whole time salary for a member who works sessions?
  • Document How can I calculate the notional whole time salary for a part time staff member?
  • Document How do employers order copies of guides and forms?
  • Document How do I inform NHS Pensions of a change to a members Special Class status?
  • Document How do I inform NHS Pensions of a change to an employer's contact details?
  • Document How does an employer pay their pension contributions to NHS Pensions?
  • Document How long do I need to keep an employee’s pension forms?
  • Document How should I submit annual updates and terminate a period of employment for a member if I have no access to Pensions Online?
  • Document I am an employer and do not have an EA code – how do I obtain one?
  • Document I have been accepted as NHS Pensions scheme administrator - what do I do next?
  • Document Member has had a retrospective pay increase, how should this be recorded?
  • Document What are final pay controls?
  • Document What costs are involved in retiring someone through Redundancy or in the Interests of Efficiency (IOE)?
  • Document What date should I terminate an employee's contract on?
  • Document What does an NHS employer need to do when a compulsory (TUPE) transfer of employment takes place?
  • Document What is my EA code?
  • Document What is the 'EA Personal Reference Number' that is requested on the manual SS10 Joiner Form?
  • Document What is the annual rate at cessation?
  • Document Where can I find the latest Employers Newsletters?
  • Document Who calculates the final pay control charge for an employer?
  • Document Who is responsible for capitalisation costs when there is more than one employer?
  • Document Who should I contact if I have a query regarding a bulk TUPE transfer?
Estimate Queries
  • Document How do I request a redundancy estimate for one of my employees?
  • Document How do I request a retirement in the Interest of Efficiency of the Service (IOE) estimate for one of my employees?
  • Document If a member has more than one NHS job, can I still provide them with an estimate?
  • Document If I do not have access to Pensions Online (POL), how do I request an estimate?
  • Document If I have access to Pensions Online (POL), how do I request an estimate?
  • Document If I request a redundancy (compensation) estimate, can this be fast tracked?
  • Document If I request a redundancy (compensation) estimate, how will this be sent to me?
  • Document What is an EA Centric Pack?
  • Document What should I do if I see a Data Cleanse message on Pensions Online (POL) when requesting an Age Estimate Benefits Statement (AEBS)?
  • Document What should I do if I see an 'Excluded from POL' message on Pensions Online (POL)?
  • Document Where can I find guidance on requesting an Age Estimates Benefits Statement (AEBS)?
  • Document Which estimate types cannot be processed via Pensions Online (POL)?
Pensions Online (POL)
  • Capacity, Employment and Exit Codes/Types
  • General
  • Contributions
  • Bereavement
  • Annual Updates

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  • Document I have submitted a form via Pensions Online (POL) but it's not showing - what should I do?

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