# The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 22: Amendment of regulation 31


(1) Regulation 31 (members' contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (9)—
(a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“;
(c) in respect of the scheme years 2024/25 to 2027/28, Table 3”.
(b) after Table 2, insert—
“
Table 3 Scheme Years 2024/25 to 2027/28
Column 1
Column 2
Pensionable earnings band
Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259
5.2%
£13,260 to £26,831
6.5%
£26,832 to £32,691
8.3%
£32,692 to £49,078
9.8%
£49,079 to £62,924
10.7%
£62,925 and above
12.5%.
”.
(3) After paragraph (10), insert—
“(11) The figures in column 1 of Table 3 (except the figures £13,259 and £13,260) are to be increased at the beginning of each scheme year starting with the scheme year 2025/26 and ending with (and including) scheme year 2027/28, if there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for that scheme year, by the appropriate percentage for the scheme year rounded up to the nearest £1.
(12) For the purposes of paragraph (11)—
(a) there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for a scheme year if the consumer prices index for the month of September before that scheme year is higher than that for the previous September;
(b) the appropriate percentage for the scheme year is the same percentage as any percentage increase in the consumer prices index over the period specified by sub-paragraph (a);
(c) the “consumer prices index” means the general index of consumer prices (for all items) published by the Statistics Board, a body corporate established by section 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007;
(d) where there is a relevant increase after 1st April 2025, the figures to be increased on the relevant date are the figures applicable to the previous scheme year.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/281/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-schemes-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-22
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