PART 4N.I.Amendments to the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
GeneralN.I.
17. The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(1) are amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 17 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 21N.I.
18. In regulation 21 (absence from work) in paragraph (1)(e) after “parental leave,” insert “shared parental leave, or”.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 18 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 28N.I.
19. In regulation 28 (pensionable earnings: break in service) in paragraph (2)(e) after “parental leave,” insert “shared parental leave, or”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 19 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 30N.I.
20.—(1) Regulation 30 (Members’ contributions: employees)(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)—
(a)after “the scheme year 2022/23” insert “(from 1 November 2022) and scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year;
(b)for the table in paragraph (3), substitute—
“Table Scheme Year 2022/23 (from 1 November 2022) and Scheme Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year.
Column 1 Pensionable earnings band | Column 2 Contribution percentage rate |
|---|---|
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%” |
(3) In paragraph (3A)—
(a)after “the scheme year 2022/23” insert “(from 1 November 2022) and scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”;
(b)for the table in paragraph (3A), substitute—
“Table Scheme Year 2022/23 (from 1 November 2022) and Scheme Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year
Column 1 Pensionable earnings band | Column 2 Contribution percentage rate |
|---|---|
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%” |
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 20 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 31N.I.
21.—(1) Regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (9)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “each scheme year from 2015/16 to 2021/22, Table 1” substitute “the scheme year 2022/23, Table 1A and Table 1B as applicable”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for “the scheme year 2022/23” substitute “scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”
(c)for the heading “Table 1 Scheme Years from 2015/16 to 2021/22” substitute “Table 1A Scheme Year 2022/23 from 1 April 2022 to 31sOctober 2022 (both dates inclusive)”;
(d)after Table 1, insert—
“Table 1B Scheme Year 2022/23 from 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 (both dates inclusive)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pensionable earnings band | Contribution percentage rate |
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%” |
(e)in the heading for Table 2, for “Year 2022/23” substitute “Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”.
(f)For Table 2, substitute—
| “Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pensionable earnings band | Contribution percentage rate |
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%” |
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 21 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 67N.I.
22. In regulation 67 (effect of being absent or leaving and rejoining scheme during contributions payment period) in paragraph (1)(e) after “parental leave” insert “or shared parental leave”.
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 22 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of regulation 104N.I.
23. In regulation 104 (previous earnings: general), in paragraph (7), in the definition of “re-valued pensionable earnings”, omit “and Personnel” and after “by order” insert “(in respect of the HSC Pension Scheme 2015)”.
Commencement Information
I7Reg. 23 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of Schedule 7N.I.
24.—(1) Schedule 7 (pension accounts) is amended as follows.
(2) (2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “index adjustment” substitute—
““index adjustment” means—
in relation to the opening balance of earned pension for a scheme year (other than the opening balance of club transfer earned pension), the percentage increase or decrease in prices specified in an order (in respect of the HSC Pension Scheme 2015) made by the Department of Finance under section 9(2) of the 2014 Act in relation to the previous scheme year, plus 1.5%; and
in relation to the opening balance of club transfer earned pension for a scheme year, the adjustment that is—
equal to the adjustment that would apply to the opening balance of that amount of earned pension under the sending scheme for the previous scheme year, and;
applied to the opening balance of club transfer earned pension on the same day as the percentage increase or decrease referred to in paragraph (a).”
(b)in the definition of “AP index adjustment”, after “in an order”, insert “(in respect of the HSC Pension Scheme 2015)” and omit “and Personnel”.
(3) In paragraph 3 (meaning of “leaver index adjustment”)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), in Step 1, after “in an order”, insert “(in respect of the HSC Pension Scheme 2015)” and omit “and Personnel”;
(b)for sub-paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (2A), the leaver index adjustment for an amount of club transfer accrued earned pension is—
(a)equal to the adjustment that would apply under the sending scheme to an amount of accrued earned pension equal to the amount of club transfer accrued earned pension specified in the active member’s account at the end of the relevant last day; and
(b)applied to the amount of club transfer earned pension at the end of the relevant last day on the same day as the percentage increase or decrease referred to in the definition of index adjustment in paragraph 1(a).”.
(c)after paragraph (b) insert –
“(2A) If the amount of the leaver index adjustment under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is an amount that is less than zero, the amount of the leaver index adjustment for the purposes of that sub-paragraph paragraphs is zero.”
(4) In paragraph 4 (meaning of “leaver AP index adjustment”), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “in an order”, insert “(in respect of the HSC Pension Scheme 2015)” and omit “and Personnel”.
Commencement Information
I8Reg. 24 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of Schedule 8N.I.
25. In Schedule 8 (practitioner income) in paragraph 3—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3)(b) after “parental leave,” insert “shared parental leave,”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (4)(b) after “parental leave,” insert “shared parental leave,”.
Commencement Information
I9Reg. 25 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3), see reg. 1(2)
Amendment of Schedule 13N.I.
26. In Schedule 13(4) (definitions)—
(a)at the appropriate place in Column 1, insert “shared parental leave”, and for the corresponding entry in Column 2 insert “means leave under section 107E or 107G of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;
Commencement Information
I10Reg. 26 in operation at 1.4.2023 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3), see reg. 1(2)
S.R. 2015 No.120 as amended by S.R. 2016 No.384; S.R 2019 No.62; S.R 2022 No.153; S.R 2022 No.156; S.R 2022 No.196; S.R 2022 No.244 and S.R 2022 No.245.
Regulation 30 as amended by S.R. 2019 No.62, regulation 14 and S.R 2022 No.244.
Regulation 31 was amended by S.R. 2019 No.62; S.R. 2022 No.244;
Schedule 13 is amended by S.R. 2016 No.384; S.R. 2022 No.196;