The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Amendment of regulation 31

21.—(1) Regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (9)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “each scheme year from 2015/16 to 2021/22, Table 1” substitute “the scheme year 2022/23, Table 1A and Table 1B as applicable”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “the scheme year 2022/23” substitute “scheme year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”

(c) for the heading “Table 1 Scheme Years from 2015/16 to 2021/22” substitute “Table 1A Scheme Year 2022/23 from 1 April 2022 to 31^sOctober 2022 (both dates inclusive)”;

(d) after Table 1, insert—

“Table 1B Scheme Year 2022/23 from 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 (both dates inclusive)

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,246	5.1%
£13,247 to £16,831	5.7%
£16,832 to £22,878	6.1%
£22,879 to £23,948	6.8%
£23,949 to £28,223	7.7%
£28,224 to £29,179	8.8%
£29,180 to £43,805	9.8%
£43,806 to £49,245	10.0%
£49,246 to £56,163	11.6%
£56,164 to £72,030	12.5%
£72,031 and above	13.5%”

(e) in the heading for Table 2, for “Year 2022/23” substitute “Year 2023/24 and each subsequent scheme year”.

(f) For Table 2, substitute—

“Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,246	5.1%
£13,247 to £16,831	5.7%
£16,832 to £22,878	6.1%
£22,879 to £23,948	6.8%
£23,949 to £28,223	7.7%
£28,224 to £29,179	8.8%
£29,180 to £43,805	9.8%
£43,806 to £49,245	10.0%
£49,246 to £56,163	11.6%
£56,164 to £72,030	12.5%
£72,031 and above	13.5%”

(1)

Regulation 31 was amended by S.R. 2019 No.62; S.R. 2022 No.244;