Salaried and Solo GPs - Type 2 Self Assessment

Overview

Salaried or Assistant and Solo GPs are required to complete a Type 2 Self-Assessment of Tiered Contributions for each pension year, so that NHS England can ensure that all NHS pension contributions have been correctly paid, by the member and their employers, and allocated correctly to the member's NHS Pension Scheme record. 

Please note: Pension records can only be updated sequentially. 

This means that, if any certificates from previous years are missing, contributions for the most recent years will not show on the NHS Pensions system. 

For instance, if a certificate is missing for the year 2015/16 then the Annual Benefit Statement will only reflect the pension figures up until 2015, even if the certificates for more recent years have been submitted. 

If you are aware of any previous years that are missing certificates, please submit the appropriate form for the missing year.

Submission deadline

The deadline for submission of Type 2 Self Assessment forms to PCSE is 28 February.

Who should submit a Type 2 Self Assessment?

GPs who are salaried in a practice need to submit a Type 2 form. The form must include any locum and solo income in addition to their monthly salary from the practice. 

If a GP is salaried at more than one practice, they must include all salaried positions on the same Type 2 form.

GPs who only do Solo work or do a combination of Solo and Locum work also need to submit a Type 2 form. 

If a GP has switched from salaried to partner during a pension year (or vice versa), they must submit a Type 1 and a Type 2 form covering the partner and salaried periods respectively.

Getting ready

Check your details

1. Log into PCSE Online.
2. Select the GP Payments and Pensions tab.
3. Click the Self Assessment option on the dashboard.
4. If you're a member of more than one pension scheme, choose the appropriate scheme from the drop down list. 
5. If your National Insurance number is missing or incorrect, please enter the correct number in the box. 
6. Check your current practice(s) are displayed. You can make any corrections about your practice or any past practice, via the Performer Management option in PCSE Online. Click here for more information on how to update your employment details.

Check for missing years

1. Log into PCSE Online.
2. Select the GP Payments and Pensions tab.
3. Click Self Assessment - Type 2.
4. Click Listing screen.
5. Click Search and a list of the certificates that have been processed for you will be displayed on screen.
6. Double click on 'Financial Year' to sort by pension year.

If there is no certificate showing as Approved for any year(s) you were a practitioner member of the pension scheme, this means you have a missing year(s).

You should submit any missing certificates as soon as possible so that we can bring your record up to date.

Completing the form

The process for submitting a Type 2 form depends on the pension year for which the form is being completed.

Please select the relevant year for more information.

Alternative ways to submit

End of year forms can still be completed manually instead of using PCSE Online. Find out more on the Alternative ways to submit page.