The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 576

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

National Health Service, England And Wales

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made

at 9.30 a.m. on 25th May 2023

Laid before Parliament

at 2.30 p.m. on 25th May 2023

Coming into force

31st May 2023

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(e), 2(1) and 3(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(1) (“the 2013 Act”).

In accordance with section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations, with a view to reaching agreement with them.

In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament(2) in relation to these Regulations.

(1)

2013 c. 25. Section 3(1) and (2) were amended by section 94(2) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7).

(2)

A copy of the report laid pursuant to section 22(2)(b) may be obtained by writing to the NHS Pensions Policy Team, Department of Health and Social Care, Area 2NE Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7UE.