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FOI/19/00034 · FOI · unclear

Tax information over the last 5 years for Scottish NHS, Firefighters and Police Pension Schemes

Published
2019-02-01
Received
2019-01-07
Responded
2019-01-31
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
17(1)

Information requested

I would be grateful if you could provide information for each scheme regarding the following over the past 5 tax years;

Number of Personal Savings Statements (Annual Allowance Statements) issued Number of members who completed a scheme pays declaration in each tax year. If held, information regarding the numbers completing voluntary and mandatory scheme pays. Total Amount of Scheme Pays Charges paid by each scheme to HMRC Number of Lifetime Allowance Charges incurred by members in each tax year Total amount of LTA charges paid to HMRC

Response

NHS Pension Schemes

Tax Year Number PSS Number Voluntary Scheme pays Number Mandatory Scheme Pays Total amount of Scheme Pays Charges (£) Number of LTA Charges Total amount of LTA Charges (£) 2013/14 2,356 1 31 £336,458.90 25 £639,976.93 2014/15 1,151 0 35 £414,181.90 68 £1,714,217.75 2015/16 2,197 1 11 £143,625.54 106 £2,392,184.43 2016/17 458 186 229 £4,179,281.81 107 £2,786,372.00 2017/18 1,580 166 110 £2,448,929.71 252 £4,896,359.00

Police Pension Schemes

Section 17(1) of FOISA (information not held) requires the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to notify you if it does not have all The information you requested.

The SPPA does not have all the information you have asked for because we only have data from 1 April 2015, as this was when the SPPA took over formal administration of the Police Pension Schemes.

Tax Year Number PSS Number Voluntary Scheme pays Number Mandatory Scheme Pays Total amount of Scheme Pays Charges (£) Number of LTA Charges Total amount of LTA Charges (£) 2013/14 * * * * * * 2014/15 * * * * * * 2015/16 262 0 11 £250,825.77 1 £109,453.00 2016/17 123 6 62 £906,305.31 21 £41,475.36 2017/18 483 4 28 £343,196.21 26 £712,083.00

Firefighter Pension Schemes

Section 17(1) of FOISA (information not held) requires the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to notify you if it does not have all the information you requested.

The SPPA does not have all the information you have asked for because we only have data from 1 April 2015, as this was when the SPPA took over formal administration of the Firefighter Pension Schemes.

Tax Year Number PSS Number Voluntary Scheme pays Number Mandatory Scheme Pays Total amount of Scheme Pays Charges (£) Number of LTA Charges Total amount of LTA Charges (£) 2013/14 * * * * * * 2014/15 * * * * * * 2015/16 39 0 2 £22,466.26 3 £124,233.00 2016/17 33 0 5 £179,020.42 1 £145,253.00 2017/18 55 0 5 £35,653.24 4 £165,783.25

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Detected exemption language

Total Amount of Scheme Pays Charges paid by each scheme to HMRC Number of Lifetime Allowance Charges incurred by members in each tax year Total amount of LTA charges paid to HMRC Response NHS Pension Schemes Tax Year Number PSS Number Voluntary Scheme pays Number Mandatory Scheme Pays Total amount of Scheme Pays Charges (£) Number of LTA Charges Total amount of LTA Charges (£) 2013/14 2,356 1 31 £336,458.90 25 £639,976.93 2014/15 1,151 0 35 £414,181.90 68 £1,714,217.75 2015/16 2,197 1 11 £143,625.54 106 £2,392,184.43 2016/17 458 186 229 £4,179,281.81 107 £2,786,372.00 2017/18 1,580 166 110 £2,448,929.71 252 £4,896,359.00 Police Pension Schemes Section 17(1) of FOISA (information not held) requires the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to notify you if it does not have all The information you requested. Tax Year Number PSS Number Voluntary Scheme pays Number Mandatory Scheme Pays Total amount of Scheme Pays Charges (£) Number of LTA Charges Total amount of LTA Charges (£) 2013/14 * * * * * * 2014/15 * * * * * * 2015/16 262 0 11 £250,825.77 1 £109,453.00 2016/17 123 6 62 £906,305.31 21 £41,475.36 2017/18 483 4 28 £343,196.21 26 £712,083.00 Firefighter Pension Schemes Section 17(1) of FOISA (information not held) requires the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to notify you if it does not have all the information you requested.

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