The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Schedule 12

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

93.—(1) Schedule 12 (practitioner contribution payments) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 4 (information to be provided to scheme manager), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

(5) If an employing authority, GDS or PDS contractor does not provide the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (1) in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)(a), the member contributions in respect of the members of that employing authority or contractor referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e), will be payable at the maximum contribution percentage rate specified in column 2 of the table in paragraph (9) of regulation 31 based on estimated pensionable pay as determined by the host Board..

(3) In paragraph 10 (recovery of unpaid contributions), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “such a deduction must be to the member’s advantage and is subject to the member’s consent” substitute “such a deduction may only be made where the Secretary of State has notified the member of an intention to do so”.