Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
2.—(1) The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (amendment of regulation 30 of the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015(2) - members’ contributions: employees)—
(a)in paragraph (2)(b), for the table substitute—
“Table Scheme Year 2022/23
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pensionable earnings band | Contribution percentage rate |
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%”; |
(b)in paragraph (3), for the table substitute—
“Table Scheme Year 2022/23
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pensionable earnings band | Contribution percentage rate |
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%”. |
(3) In regulation 4 (amendment of regulation 31 of the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015 - members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers), in paragraph (4), for Table 2 substitute—
“Table 2 Scheme Year 2022/23
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pensionable earnings band | Contribution percentage rate |
| Up to £13,246 | 5.1% |
| £13,247 to £16,831 | 5.7% |
| £16,832 to £22,878 | 6.1% |
| £22,879 to £23,948 | 6.8% |
| £23,949 to £28,223 | 7.7% |
| £28,224 to £29,179 | 8.8% |
| £29,180 to £43,805 | 9.8% |
| £43,806 to £49,245 | 10.0% |
| £49,246 to £56,163 | 11.6% |
| £56,164 to £72,030 | 12.5% |
| £72,031 and above | 13.5%”. |
S.I. 2015/94; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/418, 2022/273. The amendments made by Part 2 of S.I. 2022/273 will come into force on 1st October 2022.