# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995, Regulation D3: Further contributions by employing authorities in respect of excessive pay increases


(1) This regulation applies where a member becomes entitled to a benefit in accordance with regulation E1, E2A, E3A, E3C, E5 or L1 and the Secretary of State determines that the member’s final year’s pensionable pay determined under regulation C1(6) exceeds the allowable amount.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) Year 1 is the year in which the member ceases to be in pensionable employment or dies, whichever occurs first;
(b) Year 2 is the year immediately preceding Year 1;
(c) Year 3 the year immediately preceding Year 2.
(3) The allowable amount in respect of Year 1 is the lower of—
(a) the member’s pensionable pay for Year 1, and
(b) the allowable amount for Year 2 increased by the lower of—
(i) the aggregate of 7% and the percentage (if any) by which the consumer prices index for the February before the start of Year 1 is higher than it was for the previous February, and
(ii) the percentage increase in the member’s pensionable pay for Year 1 compared with Year 2.
(4) The allowable amount in respect of Year 2 is the lower of—
(a) the member’s pensionable pay for Year 2, and
(b) the allowable amount for Year 3 increased by the lower of—
(i) the aggregate of 7% and the percentage (if any) by which the consumer prices index for the February before the start of Year 2 is higher than it was for the previous February, and
(ii) the percentage increase in the member’s pensionable pay for Year 2 compared with Year 3.
(5) The allowable amount for Year 3 is the lower of—
(a) the member’s pensionable pay for Year 3, and
(b) the member’s pensionable pay for the year immediately preceding Year 3 increased by the aggregate of 7% and the percentage (if any) by which the consumer prices index for the February before the start of Year 3 is higher than it was for the previous February.
(6) An excess employer contribution is determined as follows—
Step 1: find Amount A, which is the difference between the member’s final year’s pensionable pay and the allowable amount for that year
Step 2: calculate Amount B, which is the amount of the pension payable to the member as if the member’s final year’s pensionable pay consisted only of Amount A increased by an amount equal to any increases that would be due under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 on a pension of that amount
Step 3: calculate Amount C, which is the amount of the lump sum payable to the member as if the member’s final year’s pensionable pay consisted only of Amount A increased by an amount equal to any increases that would be due under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 on a lump sum of that amount
Step 4: multiply Amount B by the applicable factor to find Amount D
Step 5: in the case of a member who is entitled to a benefit under regulation L1, multiply Amount C by the applicable factor to find Amount E
Step 6: add together—
(a) Amount D and Amount E, in the case of a member entitled to a benefit under regulation L1;
(b) Amount C and Amount D, in all other cases,
to find the amount of the excess employer contribution.
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(12) The amount of an excess employer contribution must be paid to the Secretary of State within 1 month of the Secretary of State notifying the payer of its liability for that amount: but the Secretary of State may exceptionally specify that it is to be paid within some other period.
(12A) Paragraphs (12B) to (12G) apply in circumstances where a payer has been notified of a liability to pay an excess employer contribution on or after 1st April 2018.
(12B) Where a payer—
(a) has paid all of the excess employer contribution; and
(b) applies for a determination under this paragraph which is received by the Secretary of State within a period of six months from the commencement of this regulation,
the Secretary of State must determine the excess employer contribution in accordance with this regulation as in force on 1st July 2021.
(12C) Where the amount of any excess employer contribution payable following a determination under paragraph (12B) is less than the amount of any excess employer contribution together with any interest already paid, the Secretary of State must pay to the payer a sum equal to the difference between those amounts.
(12D) Where a payer—
(a) has failed to pay all, or any part, of the excess employer contribution; and
(b) applies for a determination under this paragraph which is received by the Secretary of State within a period of six months from the commencement of this regulation,
the Secretary of State must determine the excess employer contribution in accordance with this regulation as in force on 1st July 2021.
(12E) Subject to paragraph (12F), the amount of any excess employer contribution payable following a determination under paragraph (12D) must be paid to the Secretary of State within 1 month of the Secretary of State notifying the payer of its liability for that amount.
(12F) Where the amount of any excess employer contribution payable following a determination under paragraph (12D) is less than any excess employer contribution together with any interest already paid by the payer, the Secretary of State must pay to the payer a sum equal to the difference between those amounts.
(12G) Where the Secretary of State makes a determination under paragraph (12B) or (12D), any previous determination of an excess employer contribution payable in respect of the same member has no effect.
(13) Where a payer fails to pay all, or any part, of the excess employer contribution it is liable to pay, the Secretary of State is to give that payer a written notice (“a late payment notice”) specifying all of the following—
(a) the amount of the excess employer contribution that is unpaid;
(b) the amount of any interest due on the amount referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) the amount of the supplementary charge arising from the late payment of the excess employer contribution;
(d) that the amounts in (a) to (c) are to be received by the Secretary of State within 1 month of the date of the notice.
(14) Where a payer fails to comply with a late payment notice, the Secretary of State may issue a further late payment notice amended to take account of that failure.
(15) Where a member has pensionable employment with more than one employing authority during the years referred to in paragraph (2), this regulation applies to each such employment separately.
(16) In the case of a member in part-time employment, this regulation is subject to regulation R5.
(17) For the purposes of this regulation an increase in pensionable pay during Year 3, Year 2 or, as the case may be, Year 1 is to be ignored where the Secretary of State is satisfied it arises as a result of—
(a) the member taking up a new employment with a new employer: provided the Secretary of State is satisfied that the employer in question is a new employer;
(b) the ending of a salary sacrifice arrangement made before 1st April 2014 ....
(18) If the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the employer in question is a new employer, that employer is to be treated as an employing authority liable for an excess employer contribution in accordance with this regulation.
(19) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay due to the acceptance of a transfer payment in the circumstances described in regulation C1(5) shall be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(19A) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay solely due to an increase in the national minimum wage is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(19B) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay pursuant to the “Framework agreement on the reform of Agenda for Change” adopted on 27 June 2018 is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(19C) Where—
(a) the Secretary of State has approved terms and conditions relating to NHS employment; and
(b) a member’s pensionable pay has increased pursuant to those terms and conditions,
the increase in the member’s pensionable pay is to be disregarded for the purposes of this regulation.
(19D) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay by reason of an amount in respect of a national award recommended by the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(19E) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay due to promotion on the basis of fair and open competition is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(19F) An increase in the pensionable pay of a non-GP provider due to an increase in partnership profits within the three year period immediately prior to the date on which the non-GP provider ceased to be in pensionable employment is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation if the non-GP provider’s percentage share in the partnership profits:
(a) has not increased during the same three year period;
(b) has increased during the same three year period, but only as the result of another partner leaving the practice; or
(c) has increased during the same three year period, but only as the result of another partner reducing their sessional commitment.
(19G) An increase in a member’s pensionable pay solely due to the ending of a salary sacrifice arrangement is to be ignored for the purposes of this regulation.
(20) In any particular case the Secretary of State may direct that, for the purposes of this regulation, “employing authority” includes one or more of—
(a) the transferee under a transfer of staff order pursuant to—
(i) in the case of England, section 28(4)(b) of, or paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 4 to, the 2006 Act;
(ii) in the case of Wales, section 22(4)(b) of, or paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the 2006 (Wales) Act;
(b) without limiting sub-paragraph (a), a successor, transmittee or assignee of an employing authority’s business or functions.
(21) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) a “payer” is the person who is liable to pay all or part of an excess employer contribution to the Secretary of State in accordance with this regulation;
(b) the pensionable pay to be taken into account by the Secretary of State for a year or part of a year referred to in paragraph (2) will be derived from the pensionable pay for that period recorded in scheme year pension records provided to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (5) of regulation U3;
(c) where the member is in pensionable employment for less than 12 months pensionable pay for that year means—
(pensionable pay/number of days pensionable employment) x 365
(d) no account is to be taken of increases in pensionable pay prior to 1st April 2014 or more than 1095 days prior to the member’s last day of pensionable employment,
(e) the applicable factor is to be determined from time to time by the Secretary of State having considered the advice of the Scheme Actuary and having obtained the Treasury’s consent;
(f) if the percentage increase in the consumer prices index referred to in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) is less than zero, it will be regarded as a percentage increase of 0% for the purposes of this regulation;
(g) a benefit referred to in paragraph (1) means—
(i) in the case of regulation E2A, a benefit including the effects of any increase in pensionable service referred to in paragraph (4) of that regulation;
(ii) in the case of regulation E5, a benefit including the effects of any reduction referred to in paragraph (2) of that regulation;
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(i) “national minimum wage” means the single hourly rate prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 1(3) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998;
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/300/regulation/D3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/regulation-D3
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