The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Amendment of regulation 3.C.2

16.—(1) Regulation 3.C.2 (members’ contribution rate) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraphs (1) to (4), substitute—

“(1) Contributions under regulation 3.C.1(1) must be paid at the member’s contribution rate for the scheme year in question.

(2) A member’s contribution rate is the percentage specified in column 2 of the relevant table in paragraph (17) in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 of that table into which the member’s pensionable earnings fall.

(3) The Secretary of State shall, with the consent of the Treasury, determine the pensionable earnings bands and contribution percentage rates specified in the relevant table in respect of each scheme year.

(4) Before determining those pensionable earnings bands or contribution percentage rates, 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.”.

(3) In paragraphs (5), (6), (8) and (9), for “the table in paragraph (2)” substitute “the relevant table in paragraph (17)”.

(4) After paragraph (16), add—

“(17) For the purposes of this regulation “the relevant table” means—

(a) in respect of the 2009-2010 scheme year, table 1;

(b) in respect of the 2010-2011 and any later scheme year, table 2.

Table 1: Scheme Year 2009-2010

	Column 1	Column 2
	Pensionable earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
	Up to £20,709	5%
	£20,710 to £68,392	6.5%
	£68,393 to £107,846	7.5%
	£107,847 to any higher amount	8.5%

Table 2: Scheme Year 2010-2011

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £21,175	5%
£21,176 to £69,931	6.5%
£69,932 to £110,273	7.5%
£110,274 to any higher amount	8.5%.”