NHS Pensions has been informed by the Department of Health and Social Care that any Final Pay Control charge from pay increases solely in respect of the recent Agenda for Change (AfC) pay changes from 1 April 2018 will be reviewed and application of the Final Pay Control regulation has been paused in these circumstances.
Please be aware any member who is:
- not paid on an AfC pay scale; or
- who is on an AfC pay scale but who receives an increase that is not related to the 2018 pay changes e.g. promotion, change of role or work pattern etc.
then the Final Pay Control regulation and the possibility of a charge still apply.
To aid administration for those members who retired on or after 1 April 2018 where a charge has been levied, employers must confirm to NHS Pensions that the member has only received an AfC pay increase due to the pay deal from 1 April 2018 and has not had their pay increased due to any other reason e.g. promotion, change of role or work pattern etc. Employers must also confirm the pay scale the member has changed from and to the scale they have moved. This information must be e-mailed to the FPC Team nhsbsa.fpc@nhs.net.