PART 2Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995

Amendment of regulation D1

5.—(1) Regulation D1 (contributions by members) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1A)(1), substitute—

(1A) A member’s contribution rate for each of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018- 2019 inclusive is the percentage specified in column 2 of the following table in respect of the corresponding pensionable pay band specified in column 1 of that table into which the member’s pensionable pay falls.

Table:

Scheme Years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019

Column 1

Pensionable Pay Band

Column 2

Contribution Percentage Rate

Up to £15,4315%
£15,432 to £21,4775.6%
£21,478 to £26,8237.1%
£26,824 to £47,8459.3%
£47,846 to £70,63012.5%
£70,631 to £111,37613.5%
£111,377 to any higher amount14.5%.

(3) Omit paragraph (1B)(2).

(4) In paragraph (2)(3), for “the tables set out in this regulation” substitute “the table in paragraph (1A)”.

(5) In paragraphs (2Q), (2R) and (2V)(4), for “paragraph (1B)” substitute “paragraph (1A)”.

(1)

Paragraph (1A) was substituted by regulation 6 of S.I. 2014/570.

(2)

The last relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2014/570 (reg.6).

(3)

The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1634 (reg.2) and S.I. 2013/1414 (reg.2).

(4)

The last relevant amending instrument in respect of paragraphs (2Q), (2R) and (2V) was S.I. 2012/610 (regs.2 and 4).