Use the links below to browse through pension circulars that have been issued:
2012
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject |
| PC350 [PDF 30KB] | Mar 2012 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary, Pension and Compensation Information 2011-12
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| PC349[PDF 30KB] | Mar 2012 | Announcement of the interest rate to use when making a WPS refund |
| PC348[PDF 30KB] | Feb 2012 | Ill Health Retirement Procedures – New Member Guide, Revised Employer Guide and Revised IHR1 and IHR2 |
| PC347[PDF 30KB] | Feb 2012 | Scheme Medical Adviser (Capita Health Solutions) – Change of Name and Contact Details |
| PC346[PDF 30KB] | Jan 2012 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme Early Retirement: The Statutory Redundancy Scheme |
2011
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject | |
| PC345[PDF 30KB] | Dec 2011 | Change of policy for paying death benefit lump sums for amounts of less than £5,000
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| PC 344[PDF32KB] | October 2011 | Annual Allowance – Changes to the Ill-Health Retirement (IHR) process. | |
| PC343[PDF32KB] | Sept 2011 | New arrangements for Employer queries | |
| PC342[PDF32KB] | Sept 2011 | Updated Guidance on Ill Health Retirement Procedures for Employers – Actions for Pension Service Centres (PSCs) | |
| PC341[PDF32KB] | May 2011 | My Civil Service Pension, Basingstoke – Office move and interim arrangements for the INFRA Helpdesk | |
| PC340 [PDF42KB] | May 2011 | Civil Service Compenssation Scheme (CSCS) Dismissal on grounds of Inefficiency
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| PC339 [PDF74KB] | Mar 2011 | Departmental Resource Accounts : Disclosure of Salary, Pension and Compensation Information
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| PC338 [PDF38KB] | Mar 2011 | Updated Scheme Factors | |
| PC337 [PDF36KB] | Feb 2011 | Interest rates to be used when making a WPS refund | |
| PC336 [PDF42KB] | Jan 2011 | Early Retirement – The Statutory Redundancy Scheme |
2010
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject | |
| PC335 | New Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) and new MyCSP process.The Government introduced the a new Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) with effect from 22 December 2010.
Calculators: The following calculators were issued with the PC
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| PC334 | Dec 2010 | Transfer in process – Unidentified payments | |
| PC333 | Nov 2010 | Inserts to booklet and leaflets | |
| PC332 [PDF 65KB] | August 2010 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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| PC331 [PDF 47KB] | June 2010 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Outcome of Judicial Review
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| PC330 [PDF 34KB] | April 2010 | Misselling of Personal Pensions – Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors | |
| PC329 [PDF 49KB] | March 2010 | WPS Refund Interest Rate 2010-11 | |
| PC328 [PDF 68KB] | March 2010 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Compulsory Early Retirement payments. (Reports are available via CAR) | |
| PC327 [PDF 73KB] | February 2010 | Departmental Resource Accounts Disclosure of Salary, Pension and Compensation Information
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| PC326 [PDF 144KB] | January 2010 | Changes to classic, classic plus and premium main scheme booklets | |
| PC325 [PDF 144KB] | January 2010 | Death in service – changes to PenServer letters and booklets |
2009
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject | |
| PC324 [PDF49KB] | December 2009 | Payroll Interface Trigger Task – PITRIG9 | |
| PC323 [PDF46KB] | December 2009 | Pre-Budget Report ans Civil Service Pensions
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| PC322 [PDF52KB] | December 2009 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme Reform
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| PC321 [PDF53KB] | October 2009 | Civil Service Compensation SchemeSalary of Reference and Abatement – Clarification of Rules | |
| PC320 [PDF81KB] | October 2009 | Pension sharing – benefits payable on early retirement | |
| PC319[PDF68KB] | September 2009 | CSCS The Statutory Redundancy Scheme Oct 09 | |
| PC318[PDF49KB] | July 2009 | Proposals to reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS)
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| PC317[PDF48KB] | June 2009 | Civil Service AVC scheme – Lifetime Allowance LTA AVC Calculator |
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| PC316[PDF65KB] | June 2009 | Update on new and revised publications Reminder about procedures for ordering |
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| PC315[PDF65KB] | May 2009 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Partial Retirement | |
| PC314[PDF157KB] | May 2009 | Updated Allocation and Added Pension Factors (revised June 2009) | |
| PC313[PDF47KB] | April 2009 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Pension Sharing – High Court Judgment
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| PC312 [PDF52KB] | April 2009 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Data Cleansing excercise | |
| PC311 (Rev) [PDF45KB] | April 2009 | Pension Sharing and Earmarking on Divorce charges | |
| PC311 [PDF45KB] | April 2009 | Pension Sharing and Earmarking on Divorce charges | |
| PC310 [PDF45KB] | April 2009 | WPS Refund Interest Rate for 2009/10 | |
| PC309 [PDF47KB] | March 2009 | Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Up-rated GMP Revaluation Factors | |
| PC308 [PDF78KB] | March 2009 | Launch of new Civil Service Pensions website | |
| PC307 [PDF78KB] | February 2009 | Departmental Resource Accounts Disclosure of Salary, Pension and Compensation Information | |
| PC306 [PDF 51KB] | January 2009 | Statutory Redundancy weekly limit | |
2008
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject |
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| PC305 [PDF 50KB] | Dec 2008 | Revised pages of the Pensions Manual and APAC Guidance Notes |
| PC304 [PDF 44KB] | Dec 2008 | St Ives Christmas/New Year shutdown |
| PC303 [PDF 60KB] | Dec 2008 | Overpayment of Civil Service pensions |
| PC302 [PDF 54KB] | Oct 2008 | New Transfer Factors – Effective from 1 October 2008
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| PC301 [PDF 380KB] | Oct 2008 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2008 (No.2)
Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme (Amendment) 2008 Partnership Pension Account Ill Health Benefits Scheme (Amendment) 2008 Partnership Pension Account Death Benefits Scheme (Amendment) 2008 |
| PC300 (PDF 49KB] | Oct 2008 | Changes to PenServer letters and classic, classic plus and premium booklets as a result of PenServer Phase 18 |
| PC299 [PDF 51KB] | Aug 2008 | Early severance compensation for those joining on or after 30 July 2007 |
| PC298 [PDF 53KB] | Aug 2008 | Partial Retirement |
| PC297 [PDF 102KB] | July 2008 | Processes for members opting into and out of the PCSPS |
| PC296 [PDF 89KB] | May 2008 | Civil Service Pensions publications update |
| PC295 [PDF 105KB] | May 2008 | Introduction of new annual benefit statements communications and arrangements |
| PC294 [PDF 89KB] | April 2008 | Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Up-rated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC293 [PDF 48KB] | April 2008 | WPS Refund Interest Rate for 2008/09 |
| PC292 [PDF 106KB] | April 2008 | Medical Advice Contract Fee Changes |
| PC291 [PDF 89KB] | March 2008 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary, Pension and Compensation Information |
| PC290 [PDF89KB] | February 2008 | Revision of insert to scheme booklets |
| PC289 [PDF 89KB] | February 2008 | Partial Retirement and increase in service limits [PDF 89KB]
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| PC288 [PDF 50KB] | February 2008 | Equitable Life: Payment of Benefits and transfers out of the CSAVCS |
| PC287 [PDF 70KB] | January 2008 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) Early Retirement: The Statutory Redundancy Scheme |
2007
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PC Number |
Date issued |
Subject |
| PC286 [PDF 78KB] | December 2007 | St Ives: Move to new address and Christmas shutdown |
| PC285 [PDF 887KB] | November 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme
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| PC284 [PDF 74KB] | September 2007 | Upper Tier Awards on Ill Health Retirement in classic plus, premium and nuvos |
| PC283 [PDF 75KB] | August 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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| PC282 [PDF 109KB] | August 2007 | Ordering publications |
| PC281 [PDF 69KB] | July 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Inserts for scheme booklets explaining higher tax free lump sums |
| PC280 [PDF 76KB] | July 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Transfers to Australian Pension Schemes in particular and to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPSs) in general |
| PC279 [PDF 77KB] | July 2007 | Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (CSAVCS) Equitable Life: Additional Death In Service Life Cover |
| PC278 [PDF 83KB] | June 2007 | Suspension of State Pension forecasting by DWP’s The Pensions Service |
| PC277 [PDF 83KB] | June 2007 | Transfers into and out of the PCSPS Members who have been subject to a pension share |
| PC276 [PDF 83KB] | April 2007 | Implications of the removal of the health standard – treatment of service 1 October 2002 to 31 December 2006. |
| PC275 [PDF 66KB] | March 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme The classic scheme Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC274 [PDF 39KB] | February 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Complaints Procedures Regarding Capita Health Solutions (CHS) and the Medical Advice |
| PC273 [PDF 19KB] | February 2007 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) Early Retirement: The Statutory Redundancy Scheme |
| PC272 [PDF 319KB] | January 2007 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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| PC271 [PDF 88KB] | January 2007 | Pensions reform – plans for change to the Civil Service pension arrangements
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2006
| PC Number | Date issued | Subject |
| PC270 [PDF 143KB] | October 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Relaxation of transfer time limits – additional factors for members over age 60 |
| PC269 [PDF 96KB] | October 2006 | Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) Changes to Redundancy Payments |
| PC268 [PDF 315KB] | September 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2006 (No.2) |
| PC267 [PDF 146KB] | August 2006 | The demutualisation of Standard Life |
| PC266 [PDF 50KB] | July 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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| PC265 [PDF 87KB] | May 2006 | Lump Sum Payments |
| PC264 [PDF 179KB] | April 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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| PC263 [PDF 572KB] | March 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Civil Service Compensation Scheme |
| PC262 [PDF 80KB] | March 2006 | New print supplier for Civil Service Pensions Instructions for ordering publications (and Starter Packs, where applicable) |
| PC261 [PDF 77KB] | March 2006 | Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC260 [PDF 76KB] | February 2006 | Pensions Manual |
| PC259 [PDF 273KB] | February 2006 | Implications of the recent Employment Tribunal on entitlement to payments under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) for staff employed on fixed term contracts |
| PC258 [PDF 604KB] | January 2006 | Principal Civil Service Pension SchemeCivil Service Compensation Scheme
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2005
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PC Number |
Date issued |
Subject |
| PC257 [PDF 461KB] | December 2005 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2005 Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2005 Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2005 Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2005 Partnership Pension Account Death Benefit Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2005 |
| PC256 [PDF 85KB] | November 2005 | Added Years by Lump Sum on Early Retirement Replacement manual pages |
| PC255 [PDF 130KB] | November 2005 | 1} Implications of tax simplification for Compulsory Early Retirement and Flexible Early Retirement benefits 2) Information about tax simplification to be given to members |
| PC254 [PDF 136KB] | November 2005 | Transfers to other overseas pension schemes or arrangements. Replacement Pensions Manual pages Volume 5 Transfers To section 8.4 |
| PC253 [PDF 862KB] | October 2005 | Updates to the Pensions Manual |
| PC252 [PDF 208KB] | October 2005 | Restoration of widows’ and widowers’ pensions. Replacement Pensions Manual pages Volume 3 Family Benefits Section 6N.1 |
| PC251 [PDF 77KB] | October 2005 | Tax simplification and pension aggregation exercise: current members over pension age Aggregation Choices letter and form [DOC 39KB] |
| PC250 [PDF 95KB] | October 2005 | Bulk transfers on compulsory transfers of employment |
| PC249 [PDF 398KB] | September 2005 | Tax simplification and pension aggregation exercise |
| PC248 [PDF 130KB] | August 2005 | Gender Recognition legislation |
| PC247 [PDF 116KB] | August 2005 | Pensions on divorce |
| PC246 [PDF 79KB] | July 2005 | Death Benefit Nominations for deferred members and pensioners of Classic |
| PC245 [PDF 30KB] | July 2005 | Opting out of, and back into, Civil Service pension arrangements (PCSPS) |
| PC244 [PDF 96KB] | May 2005 | Paying Contributions Equivalent Premiums (CEPS) |
| PC243 [PDF 82KB] | May 2005 | 1) Pension sharing on divorce 2) Updates and corrections to the Pensions Manual and APAC Guidance Notes |
| PC227 Addendum [PDF 71KB] | April 2005 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information Resource accounts disclosure [XLS 45KB] |
| PC242 [PDF 78KB] | April 2005 | Calculating the adjustment for market conditions (AMC) |
| PC241 [PDF 76KB] | March 2005 | The classic scheme – Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC240 [PDF 82KB] | January 2005 | Principal Civil Service Pensions Scheme – Overpayments of National Insurance Rebates – Transfers to the PCSPS |
| PC239 [PDF 78KB] | January 2005 | Revised scheme factors (2) |
2004
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PC Number |
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| PC238 [PDF 75KB] | December 2004 | Principal Civil Service Pensions Scheme – Health declarations on (non-Club) transfers-in |
| PC237 [PDF 117KB] | December 2004 | Proposed changes to the Civil Service pension arrangements |
| PC236 [PDF 73KB] | November 2004 | Time limits for non-Club transfers into classic |
| PC235 [PDF 86KB] | November 2004 | Revised scheme factors |
| PC234 [PDF 678KB] | October 2004 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2004 Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2004 Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2004 Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2004 |
| PC233 [PDF 1MB] | October 2004 | Equitable Life and the CSAVC Scheme |
| PC232 [PDF 88KB] | July 2004 | Pensions for partners – recording joint declarations |
| PC231 [PDF 78KB] | May 2004 | Pensions on divorce |
| PC230 [PDF 59KB] | April 2004 | The classic Scheme Mis-selling of Personal Pensions: Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC229 [PDF 59KB] | March 2004 | Equalisation of benefits |
| PC228 [PDF 56KB] | March 2004 | Guidance on New Civil Service Pension Arrangements |
| PC227 [PDF 86KB] | March 2004 | Department Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information for 2003-04 Supplement [PDF 61KB] |
| PC226 [PDF 96KB] | March 2004 | Employing people who are already in receipt of a Civil Service Pension |
| PC225 [PDF 74KB] | March 2004 | Club Transfers out of PCSPS |
| PC224 [PDF 62KB] | February 2004 | Payment of incoming transfer values |
| PC223 [PDF 63KB] | February 2004 | Age limits for applying to transfer pension benefits into the PCSPS |
| PC222 [PDF 68KB] | January 2004 | Medical advice contract |
| PC221 [PDF 57KB] | January 2004 | Mis-selling cases – treatment of excess funds |
2003
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PC Number |
Date issued |
Subject |
| PC220 [PDF 77KB] | December 2003 | Public Sector Transfer Club |
| PC219 [PDF 196KB] | December 2003 | The ‘Shark’ leaflet |
| PC218 [PDF 16KB] | October 2003 | Payment of incoming transfer values Incoming Transfer Value |
| PC217 [PDF 13KB] | September 2003 | Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme Training Event Booking form [DOC 23KB] |
| PC216 [PDF 13KB] | September 2003 | New contact details for Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation |
| PC215 [PDF 239KB] | September 2003 | Transfers involving GMPs and/or S9(2B) rights |
| PC214 [PDF 13KB] | September 2003 | CSPD Contact Details For APACs |
| PC213 [PDF 240KB] | August 2003 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003 Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003 Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003 Civil Service Supplementary (Earnings Cap) Pensions Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2003 Partnership Pension Account (new schemes) Pensions Manual |
| PC212 [PDF 11KB] | August 2003 | Transfers to and from PCSPS |
| PC211 [PDF 12KB] | July 2003 | Transfers out to overseas schemes Pensions Manual pages Volume 5 Transfers from the PCSPS Section 8 |
| PC210 [PDF 26KB] | May 2003 | Transfers between employments covered by Civil Service pension arrangements and employments which have pension schemes by analogy to those arrangements |
| PC209 [PDF 30KB] | May 2003 | Scheme member material for visually impaired members |
| PC208 [PDF 14KB] | May 2003 | Overpayments of National Insurance Rebates – Transfers to the PCSPS |
| PC207 [PDF 16KB] | April 2003 | Contribution refunds for members of classic, classic plus, or premium who leave before pension age without any entitlement to preserved pension benefits, and who do not take up the transfer value option |
| PC206 [PDF 9KB] | April 2003 | The classic Scheme – mis-selling of Personal pensions: Uprated GMP Revaluation Factors |
| PC205 [PDF 44KB] | April 2003 | Transfers into PCSPS – Calculation Sheet |
| PC204 [PDF 28KB] | April 2003 | Contact Details for CSPD |
| PC203 [PDF 278KB] | March 2003 | Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (CSAVCS) |
| PC202 [PDF 55KB] | March 2003 | Distribution of material for scheme members |
| PC201 [PDF 12KB] | March 2003 | Transfers under the Public Sector Transfer Club arrangements |
| PC200 [PDF 13KB] | March 2003 | Acceptable Transfers out of the PCSPS – Revised Inland Revenue reporting procedures Addendum [PDF 114KB] |
| PC199 [PDF 47KB] | February 2003 | Equalisation of benefits Replacement manual pages |
| PC198 [PDF 23KB] | February 2003 | Transfers from PCSPS – Calculation of S9(2B) rights Replacement manual pages Transfers out 1-4a 1-4b 2-4c |
| PC191 Addendum [PDF 35KB] | January 2003 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment No 2) 2002 CSCS (Amendment No 2) 2002 CSAVCS (Amendment No 2) 2002 Replacement manual pages
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2002
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PC Number |
Date issued |
Subject |
| PC197 [PDF 87KB] | December 2002 | Actuarially Reduced Retirement (ARR) for members of premium and classic plus |
| PC196 [PDF 21KB] | December 2002 | Headroom checking for members of premium or classic plus who wish to buy added years or pay Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contributions (CSAVCs) |
| PC195 [PDF 19KB] | November 2002 | Civil Service Pensions website |
| PC194 [PDF 19KB] | November 2002 | Options Exercise and Added Years |
| PC193 [PDF 31KB] | November 2002 | Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) – First Stage Decisions |
| PC192 [PDF 532KB] | October 2002 | Members of premium or classic plus who wish to buy added years or pay Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contributions (CSAVCs) Corrigendum [PDF 20KB] 2nd corrigendum [PDF 319KB] |
| PC191 [PDF 296KB] | October 2002 | Principal Civil Service Pensions Scheme (Amendment No 2) Scheme 2002 Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment No 2) Scheme 2002 Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2002 Pensions Manual |
| PC190 [PDF 35KB] | 6/9/02 | Options exercise: refunds of certain widows/widowers pension. |
| PC189 [PDF 29KB] | 10/5/02 | Added Years: Purchase rates for members who opt for premium or classic plus, and who want to start a new added years contract. |
| PC188 [PDF 21KB] | 19/4/02 | Update of 2002 Pensions Cap Pensions Manual Volume 7 Service and Pay 5-1 |
| PC187 [PDF 22KB] | 15/4/02 | Stakeholder Pensions – ‘Designated’ and ‘Concurrency’ arrangements |
| PC186 [PDF 25KB] | 28/3/02 | Mis-selling of Personal Pensions |
| PC185 [PDF 28KB] | 28/3/02 | Senior Civil Service Pay Reform – Pensioner Protection Pensions Manual Volume 7 Service and Pay 5-7 |
| PC184 [PDF 24KB] | 22/3/02 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary & Pension Information |
| PC183 [PDF 44KB] | 6/3/02 | Pension scheme contributions |
| PC182 [PDF 23KB] | 18/1/02 | New Civil Service Pensions Website |
| PC181 [PDF 118KB] | 3/1/02 | Civil Service AVC Scheme: Equitable Life |
1999 – 2001
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PC Number |
Date issued |
Subject |
| PC175 [PDF 532KB] | October 2001 | Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2001 Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2001 Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2001 Pensions Manual Volume 2 Members Benefits Section 9 |
| PC173 [PDF 95KB] | September 2001 | Stakeholder pensions
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| PC166 [PDF 37KB] | August 2001 | Stakeholder pensions |
| PC165 [PDF 37KB] | August 2001 | Stakeholder Pensions & the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) Scheme |
| PC163 [PDF 77KB] | August 2001 | Stakeholder Pensions and the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) Scheme |
| PC162 [PDF 91KB] | July 2001 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information |
| PC156 [PDF 77KB] | April 2001 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information |
| PC129 [PDF 15KB] | July 2000 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information |
| PC127 [PDF 1 MB] | June 2000 | Modernising PCSPS Administration |
| PC107 [PDF 94KB] | October 1999 | Departmental Resource Accounts: Disclosure of Salary and Pension Information Addendum [PDF 13KB] |
