Publications

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

To update Departments on revised timescales for the completion of appeals made to Civil Service Pensions (CSP) under the IDR procedures

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

To inform Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs that the PAAP solution has been successfully implemented to perform the administration of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) [PCSPS(NI)] and how the scanning of pension fil

This DEO informs Departments that Civil Service Pensions (CSP) will hold a workshop on Wednesday 12 March 2008 for employers using the manual payroll interface to PenServer in respect of nuvos members.

To remind Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs of the provisions of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) , PCSPS(NI), with regard to forfeiture of pension rights.

The purpose for this EPN is to inform HR Connect, Employers, Agencies and NDPB’s covered by the PCSPS(NI) that Civil Service Pensions, DFP will require membership information for the 2012/13 financial year no later than 5th April 2013

This DEO asks Departments’ to ensure that all employees who are members of the PCSPS(NI) pension arrangements continue to have the correct pension contributions deducted from salary following the revision of PCSPS(NI) reckonable service limi

The purpose for this EPN is to inform Employers, covered by the PCSPS(NI) that Civil Service Pensions, DFP will require membership information for the 2012/13 financial year no later than 5th April 2013. 

The purpose of this EPN is to inform employers that:     

To provide Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs with revised Pre-retirement letters reflecting changes to the NICS pension arrangements from 1 March 2008.The revised letters should be issued to members of staff who are approaching pension age so

This DEO reminds departments, agencies and NDPBs of the default procedures for auto-enrolling newly appointed staff into appropriate pension arrangements.

This DEO provides details of revised inserts to scheme booklets for classic, classic plus and premium members, in addition to cash lump sums, to take account of:
• higher scheme service limit
• added pension

This DEO reminds Departments of the deadline for payment of pension contributions for 2007/08.

This DEO provides guidance for Departments, their Agencies, and NDPBs on the salary, pension and compensation information which should be disclosed in accounts for 2007-08, and the procedure for requesting the relevant PCSPS(NI) pension informatio

This DEO announces a new limit of £117,600 on pensionable pay for certain members of the PCSPS(NI) pension arrangements.

This DEO reminds Departments of the requirement to restart deductions from salary to cover pension contributions for those members of the classic plus and premium arrangements directly affected by the increase in service limits from 1 March 2008.

This DEO requests Departments to submit requests to Civil Service Pensions (CSP) for new entrant starter packs by 11 March 2008.

The purpose of this DEO is to inform Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs that the deadline for applications from members for Added Years contracts has been extended.

This DEO provides an update for Departments and staff on the introduction of partial retirement and increased service limits as part of the reform of the Civil Service pension arrangements.