The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024", (S.R. 2024 No.117) which comes into operation on 12 June 2024.

This rule will introduce changes to the member contribution structure, changes to abatement provisions for special class status (SCS) members, minor amendments regarding partial retirement and consequential amendments relating to the removal of the Lifetime Allowance by the Finance Act 2024 with effect from 1 April 2024.

This statutory rule will also make small minor changes to the wording of the regulations. These minor amendments do not change the policy intent of the regulations and correct pre-existing errors that have occurred over a period that the department is now amending to ensure accuracy.

The rule may be purchased from the Stationery office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr