Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what month he expects changes to NHS pensions caps to be implemented.

The Department recently consulted on new retirement flexibilities for members of the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme, including proposals for partial retirement, pensionable re-employment, and the permanent removal of the 16-hour rule.

We will publish our response to the consultation shortly but expect that partial retirement will be implemented from 1 October 2023 and pensionable re-employment and the permanent removal of the 16-hour rule from 1 April 2023.

The suspension of abatement rules for members with Special Class Status has been extended to 31 March 2025.