The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008

2.C.5    Contributions by employing authorities: general E+W

(1) Each employing authority must contribute to the scheme, in respect of each person who is an active member of the scheme in an employment with the authority, at such a rate as the Secretary of State specifies from time to time.

[F1 (2) In specifying such a rate, the Secretary of State must—

(a) obtain the consent of the Treasury, and

(b) take account of the advice of the Scheme actuary and the cost of providing for any increase in pensions under the Scheme as a result of orders made under the provisions of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 and section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.]

(3) Any contributions payable under this regulation must be paid to the Secretary of State on the same day as the member’s contributions under regulation 2.C.1.

(4) If for any period a person holds more than one employment with an employing authority in respect of which the person is an active member of the Scheme, this regulation and regulation 2.C.6 apply in respect of each of those employments as if it were the only employment held.

(5) The rate for the period commencing on 1^st April 2008 and ending on 31^st March 2009 is 14.0%.

[F2 (6) In any particular case the Secretary of State may direct that, for the purposes of this Chapter, “employing authority” includes one or more of—

(a) the transferee under a transfer of staff order pursuant to—

(i) in the case of England, section 28(4)(b) of, or paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 4 to, the 2006 Act;

(ii) in the case of Wales, section 22(4)(b) of, or paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the 2006 (Wales) Act;

(b) without limiting sub-paragraph (a), a successor, transmittee or assignee of an employing authority’s business or functions; and

(c) the last employing authority of a person to whom these Regulations apply.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 2.C.5(2) substituted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 33(a) (with reg. 93)

F2 Reg. 2.C.5(6) inserted (with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(6), 33(b) (with reg. 93)