Civil_Service_Pensions

EPN227  [PDF 48KB]

Accruing Superannuation Liability Charges (ASLCs)

EPN226  [PDF 44KB]

September 2008

EPN225 [PDF 36KB]

Ordering starter packs

• Starter pack order guidance

Staff transferring to or from another employer covered by the Civil Service pensions arrangement

• Annex A CSP Trans1 [PDF 40KB]
  Annex B E18 [PDF 184KB]

Thinking about retirement

• Thinking about retirement presentation [8189KB, 32 pages] [June 08]
• Thinking about retirement presentation handouts [PDF 470KB, 22 pages] [June 08]
• Link to training for employers and APACs page

Changes to Section 4 of the Employers' Pension Guide (EPG)

• Section 4 of the EPG
• New entrant questionnaire and calculator
  

Pension Choices for fixed term appointees who are given an extension of contract, or become permanent

Introduction of new annual benefit statements. Communications and arrangements

• Annual benefit statement office notice / newsletter
• Annual benefit statement posters
• Annual benefit statement intranet / magazine article
• Examples of statements

EPN151 Update [PDF 138KB]

Departmental Resource Accounts

Disclosure of salary, pension and compensation information for 2007-2008

• EPN210 Q&A
• Appendix 1
• Annex 13A
• Annex 13B
• Annex 13C
• Annex 13D

Changes to the basic rate of income tax

• Office Notice

Partial retirement

• Pension reform newsletter 3
• Newsletter 3 Q & A
• Partial retirement - a guide for scheme members
• Partial retirement calculator

Changes to Section 3 of the Employers’ pension guide (EPG)

• EPG section 3 [PDF 2.3MB]

Changes to Section 2 of the Employers’ pension guide

• EPG section 2 [PDF 429KB]

Pension reform: introduction of added pension

• Pension reform newsletter 2 [PDF 24KB]

Change in working patterns fact sheets - Impact on members’ pension

• CWP1 How your pension is worked out [PDF 34KB]
• CWP2 Part-time, term-time and seasonal working [PDF 23KB]
• CWP3 Flexible and shift working [PDF 20KB]
• CWP4 Career breaks [PDF 16KB]
• CWP5 Special leave, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave, Parental leave and Time off for dependants [PDF 19KB]

(clarification to EPN190)

Arrangements applying before 1 March 2008 to pensioners who are re-employed immediately upon retirement

Arrangements applying before 1 March 2008 to pensioners who are re-employed immediately upon retirement

• Revised pensions questionnaire and Rejoiner calculator [XLS 70KB]

Salary sacrifice

EPG section 5 [PDF 147KB]

New entrant induction slides

Slides [PPT 66KB]

Annual Benefit Statements & the suspension of State Pension Forecasting by DWP’s Pensions Service.

• Office Notice

Changes for classic, classic plus and premium scheme members
Added Pension for over-60s and increased tax-free cash from 1 October 2007
Added Pension for all members, increased pension service limit and flexible retirement provision from 1 March 2008

• Office Notice
• Q and A
  

nuvos, the pension scheme for new entrants starting from 30 July 2007 – recruitment actions

• Pensions questionnaire and Rejoiner calculator [XLS 70KB]
• DRF2 [XLS 15KB] New entrant start pack despatch request form spreadsheet
• DRF2 [DOC 186KB] New entrant start pack despatch request form
• CSP14 [DOC 168KB] Rejoining partnership form

Income tax returns and the Annual Allowance

• Office notice [DOC 38KB]

Removal of the Health Standard

Treatment of service where staff have previously been excluded from ill-health retirement benefits

Recruitment actions for new entrants from 1 July 2007 – temporary arrangements

Rejoiner questionnaire [PDF 21KB]

Ordering Starter Packs for new entrants joining before 1 July 2007

• DRF1(Bulk) [XLS 14KB] New entrant starter pack despatch request form spreadsheet
• DRF1 [RTF 392KB] New entrant starter pack despatch request form

Pension reform - plans for change to the Civil Service pension arrangements

• Employee Presentation [PPT 1MB]

Disclosure of salary and pension information for 2006-07

• Annex 13A Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information (Ministers)
• Annex 13B Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information (Civil Service)
• Annex 13C Departmental Remuneration Report

EPN151 [PDF 269KB]

November 2006

Paying pensions on time

Pre-retirement model letter text

EPN150 [PDF 47KB]

October 2006

Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS)

Forthcoming Changes

EPN149 [PDF 41KB]

October 2006

Scheme amendments

Changes to:

• Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS)

• Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS)

EPN148 [PDF 36KB]

September 2006

Accruing Superannuation Liability Charges (ASLCs)

Revised salary bands to be implemented by Employers from 2007-08

EPN146 [PDF 135KB]

August 2006

Civil Service Pension and Compensation Arrangements, Medical Advice Contract

EPN145 [PDF 43KB]

June 2006

New Reporting Arrangements for Civil Service Pensions

EPN144 [PDF 36KB]

June 2006

Retrospective pay awards and late payment of salary

EPN143 [PDF 80KB]

April 2006

Scheme amendments

• Model office notice

EPN142 [PDF 159KB]

March 2006

New print supplier for Civil Service Pensions Instructions for ordering Starter Packs and publications

• Revised DRF1 New Entrant Starter Pack - despatch request form

EPN141 [PDF 28KB]

March 2006

Departmental Resource Accounts Disclosure of salary and pension information for 2005-06

• EPG Section 13 Resource Account Disclosure 2005-06

• DRADISC - MINDepartmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information (Ministers) - Request for Pension Information

• DRADISC - CS Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information (Civil Service) - Request for Pension Information

• Departmental Remuneration Report

EPN140 [PDF 48KB]

February 2006

Increase in the Pensions Earnings Cap 2006-7

EPN137 [PDF 67KB]

February 2006

Accounting Officer’s Certificate 2005-6 – change of wording

EPN136 [PDF 39KB]

January 2006

Pensions reform – update

• Model office notice

EPN135 [PDF 51KB]

January 2006

Medical advice contract

• Med1: Application for medical advice – ill health retirement

• Med2: Application for medical advice – early payment of preserved award

• Med3: Application for medical advice – health standards on joining or rejoining the scheme (no longer used)

• Med4: Application for medical advice – injury benefit award

• Med5: Appeal against medical advice – ill health retirement / early payment of preserved award

• Med6: Appeal against medical advice – injury benefit award

• Med7: Review of medical advice – injury benefit award

EPN134 [PDF 67KB]

December 2005

Scheme amendments

• Model Office Notice

(Revised version issued 12 December 2005. You must replace any previously downloaded version with this one)

EPN133 [PDF 105KB]

November 2005

Important! Tax simplification – Summary of changes

• Model Office Notice – New tax rules on pensions – will they affect you?
• Model Office Notice – Topping-up your Civil Service pension benefits from April 2006
• Corporate application to join Pensions & Tax Group

EPN132 [PDF 114KB]

November 2005

Tax Simplification – Pension Aggregation Exercise

• Office Notice 1
• Office Notice 2

EPN131 [PDF 44KB]

October 2005

Pensions reform – update

• Model Office Notice

EPN129 [PDF 28KB]

September 2005

Pre-retirement presentation and booklet for members retiring at pension age

EPN128 [PDF 34KB]

September 2005

Accruing Superannuation Liability Charges (ASLCs)

EPN127 [PDF 39KB]

August 2005

Pensions reform – Consultation Update

• Model Office Notice

EPN126 [PDF 37KB]

June 2005

Employer contributions on payslips – raising members’ awareness of the value of their pension

• Model office notice for staff

EPN117 [RTF 2MB]

February 2005

Pensions Reform – consultation and Building a sustainable future: Pensions consultation – Your questions answered

EPN114 [PDF 87KB]

09/12/04

Proposed changes to the Civil Service pension arrangements

• Office notice to all staff

EPN113 [PDF 33KB]

07/12/04

Added Years

EPN112 [PDF 46KB]

07/12/04

Corrections to EPN110 and EPN111

EPN111 [PDF 17KB]

26/10/04

Salary sacrifice: impact on pension benefits

• Classic plus salary sacrifice calculator

EPN110 [PDF 67KB]

19/10/04

Scheme amendments

EPN108 [PDF 53KB]

11/10/04

1) Staff Secondments
2) Transfers to employment in the EU and co-ordinated organisations

EPN96 [PDF 75KB]

13/04/04

Compulsory Bulk Transfers of Staff – Employer Responsibilities

EPN94 [PDF 17KB]

13/04/04

Accruing Superannuation Liability Charges (ASLCs)

EPN91 [PDF 20KB]

12/03/04

Combined annual benefit statements

EPN82 [PDF 26KB]

15/12/03

Pensions impact on payroll contracts

EPN77 [PDF 23KB]

19/09/03

Accruing Superannuation Liability Charges (ASLCs)

EPN71 [PDF 69KB]

21/07/03

Retrospective admission of part-timers to the PCSPS

EPN70 [PDF 20KB]

14/07/03

Purchase of Added Years by periodical contributions – effect of changes to conditioned hours

EPN69 [PDF 39KB]

10/07/03

Medical Advice Contract

EPN49 [PDF 23KB]

27/02/03

Prompt payment of pension awards

EPN47 [PDF 25KB]

20/02/03

Rule changes to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, and the Civil Service Voluntary Contribution Scheme

EPN43 [PDF 41KB]

3/2/03

Call Out of Armed Forces Reservists

Corrigendum

EPN39 [PDF 39KB]

18/12/02

1.) Sick pay at pension rate

2.) The permitted maximum (earnings cap)

EPN36 [PDF 25KB]

21/11/02

New Entrants Starter Packs – Reports

EPN15 [PDF 46KB]

6/8/02

Calculation of contributions under the classic plus & premium schemes & the partnership pension account.