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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/94).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 30 (members’ contributions: employees) to update the pensionable earnings bands used to determine member contribution rates for scheme years 2025/26 to 2027/28, for employees.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers) to update the pensionable earnings bands used to determine member contribution rates for scheme years 2025/26 to 2027/28, for practitioners and non-GP providers.

These Regulations come into force on 1st August 2025. Regulations 2 and 3 have effect retrospectively from 1st April 2025.

Section 3(3)(b) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25) provides that scheme regulations may make retrospective provision.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.