Publications

This DEO announces the ASLC salary bands effective from 1 April 2009. These rates and bands will apply to all Classic, Classic Plus, Premium and Nuvos members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland).  
 

To remind Departments and high earner members of the NICS  that all applications to register for transitional protection against the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) tax charge must be made to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by 5 April

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1. DEO 35/2008 advised Departments that under the new tax rules for pensions introduced on 6 April 2006 PCSPS(NI) members on career break who want to continue to make payments to their added years contract can do so during their absence.

1. DEO 06/2008 reminded Departments of the introduction of Added Pension for all members of classic, classic plus and premium from 1 March 2008, and the final deadline for the receipt of new Added Years contracts, which is 29 February 2008.

This DEO provides confirmation of the removal of the NICS default age of retirement at age 65, with effect from 1 September 2008, and advises Departments of the action to be taken to ensure all staff are covered by the revised procedures.

This DEO announces the introduction of the above amendment schemes by the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP).

The purpose of this EPN is to:     

To update Departments on action being taken by Civil Service Pensions (CSP) to notify some PCSPS(NI) pensioners that there has been an error in the calculation of their pension and they have been overpaid.

This DEO reminds Departments of the requirement to create a manual file for new entrants and rejoiners to the PCSPS(NI) arrangements when processing new employees in the NICS.

To remind Departments that contribution rates for an added years contract must be adjusted when the member changes their conditioned hours and that Civil Service Pensions (CSP) must be informed when there is a change to conditioned hours or pay.

To clarify the PCSPS(NI) position on payment of contributions to an added years contract for a member who is on a career break.

To remind employers and staff of the Department of Finance and Personnel’s consultation on proposals to reform public service pensions from April 2015

This purpose of this DEO is to inform Departments that recent legislative changes which are effective from 5 October 2008 only affect the non-pay terms and conditions during additional maternity and adoption leave.

To inform Departments of temporary procedures for dealing with members of staff who joined on or after 30 July 2007 and who are due to leave before 1 November 2008 on flexible or compulsory early severence terms.

This DEO reminds Departments of the correct procedure to follow when seeking to have a statutory body, office or officeholder added to the list at Schedule 1 of the Superannuation Order (Northern Ireland) 1972 (the 1972 Order) as employment covere

To notify Departments of additional steps in the partial retirement application process.

The purpose of this EPN is to:     

To remind Departments of the correct form of W&D/pension contribution information and contracted-out figures which should be provided to Civil Service Pensions (CSP) when a PCSPS(NI) member resigns with less than 2 years service.

To remind Departments of the required timescales that apply when processing applications for job reshaping and partial retirement.