The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008

2.C.2    Members’ contribution rate

(1) Contributions under regulation 2.C.1(1) must be paid at the member’s contribution rate for the period in question.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a member’s contribution rate for that period is the percentage specified in column 2 of the following table in respect of the corresponding pensionable pay range specified in column 1 of the table into which the member’s pensionable earnings fall.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Amount of pensionable pay	Contribution rate
Up to £19,682	5%
£19,683 to £65,002	6.5%
£65,003 to £102,499	7.5%
£102,500 to any higher amount	8.5%

(3) The Secretary of State may make a determination substituting any or all of the pensionable pay amounts or contribution rates specified in the table in paragraph (2) with effect from a date specified in the determination.

(4) Before making a determination under paragraph (3), the Secretary of State must consider—

(a) the advice of the Scheme Actuary; and

(b) in accordance with regulation 1.B.2 (cost sharing), advice from such employee and employer representatives as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.