The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 273

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

National Health Service, England And Wales

The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made

10th March 2022

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2022

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1)(“the 1972 Act”) and sections 1(1) and (2)(e), 2(1) and 3(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 2, and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”).

In relation to Part 1, as applicable, and Part 2, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations with a view to reaching agreement with them, in accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the 2013 Act.

In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament(3) in relation to Part 1, as applicable, and Part 2.

In relation to Part 1, as applicable, and Part 3, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations, in accordance with section 10(4) of the 1972 Act and section 21(1) of the 2013 Act(4).

In accordance with section 10(1) of the 1972 Act(5) and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

(1)

1972 c. 11. Section 10(1) was amended by section 57 of, and Schedule 5, to the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32) and section 4(2) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7).

(2)

2013 c. 25 (the “2013 Act”).

(3)

A copy of the report laid pursuant to section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act may be found by writing to the NHS Pensions Policy Team, Department of Health and Social Care, Area 2NE Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7UE.

(4)

The Secretary of State has published a statement pursuant to section 21(2) of the 2013 Act indicating the persons the Secretary of State would normally expect to consult under section 21(1) of that Act. An up-to-date version of that list may be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-pension-scheme-consultee-list or by writing to the NHS Pensions Policy Team, Department of Health and Social Care, Area 2NE Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7UE.

(5)

The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service under section 10 of the 1972 Act were transferred to the Treasury by article 2 of S.I. 1981/1670.