NHS pension scheme: proposed changes to scheme regulations 2019

Please tell us what you think about the Department of Health and Social Care’s proposals to change NHS pension scheme regulations in England and Wales.
Proposed changes include:
- introducing a new contribution rate of 20.6% for employers from 1 April 2019
- renewing current member contribution rates so that the same rates continue to apply beyond 31 March 2019
- providing civil partners and same sex spouses with the same survivor pension rights as widows
- extending the current forfeiture of pension benefits rules.