The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

Interpretation E+W

1.  In this Schedule—

“Board and advisory work” means—

(a)

work undertaken as a member of the Board of an employing authority which is not a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; or

(b)

advisory work commissioned by and undertaken on behalf of such an authority, if it is connected to the authority's role in performing, or securing the delivery of, NHS services or associated management activities or similar duties,

but which is not in itself the performance of NHS services, and payment for which is made by the authority directly to the person carrying out the work;

“collaborative services” means primary medical services provided by a medical practitioner, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider under or as a result of an arrangement between—

(a)

the National Assembly for Wales, [F1 NHS England], [F2 an integrated care board] or a Local Health Board; and

(b)

a local authority,

under, in relation to England, section 80(6A) of the 2006 Act M1 or, in relation to Wales, section 38(6) of the 2006 Wales Act M2 under which the National Assembly, [F3 NHS England], [F4 integrated care board] or Local Health Board is responsible for providing services for purposes related to the provision of health care;

“commissioned services” means medical services provided under a contract between—

(a)

a medical practitioner, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; and

(b)

one of the following bodies—

(i)

a Special Health Authority, which relates to the provision of health care;

(ii)

the National Assembly for Wales, [F5 NHS England] or a Local Health Board under, in the case of England section 12ZA of the 2006 Act M3 or, in the case of Wales, section 10 of the 2006 (Wales) Act M4 (which relates to arrangements made with any person or body including a voluntary one, for the provision of services under the Act);

(iii)

a National Health Service trust under paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act M5 or paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 (Wales) Act M6 ;

(iv)

a National Health Service foundation trust under section 47(2)(b) of the 2006 Act which is for the purposes of the health service;

(v)

a local authority acting under section 2B of the 2006 Act M7 ;

“local authority” means—

(a)

a body listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 M8 ; or

(b)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

[F6 “New to Partnership Payment Scheme” means the scheme set out in paragraphs 2.14 to 2.16 of the “Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 – 2023/24” dated 6th February 2020.]

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 77(5)(a)(i)(aa)

F2 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))

F3 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 77(5)(a)(i)(bb)

F4 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 77(4)

F5 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 77(5)(a)(ii)

F6 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 inserted (with effect from 1.4.2020) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/631), regs. 1(2)(9), 28(2) (with reg. 34)

F7 Words in Sch. 10 para. 1 omitted (1.4.2016) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(2), 87(2) (with reg. 105)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 80(6A) was inserted by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 28(1) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7).

M2 Section 38(6) has been amended by section 297 of, and paragraphs 12 and 24(1) and (3) of Schedule 21 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M3 Section 12ZA was inserted by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M4 Section 10 has been amended by section 297 of, and paragraphs 12 and 15 of Schedule 21 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M5 Paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 has been amended by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 22(1) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M6 Paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 has been amended by section 297 of, and paragraphs 12 and 40(1) and (7) of Schedule 21 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M7 Section 2B was inserted by section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

M8 1970 c.42. Section 1 has been amended by section 195(1) and (3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c.70) and section 22(4) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19).