Latest countdown bulletin published

11 August 2017


These bulletins provide guidance and updates to pension scheme administrators about the ending of contracting-out - part of the new State Pension which was brought in on 6 April 2016.~

The countdown bulletins are produced by the National Insurance Services to Pensions Industry (NISPI).

Countdown bulletin 26 includes updates on:

  • SRS and Closure Queries re-runnable solution delivery plan 
  • Not In Scheme Queries 
  • Scheme reconciliation and active member queries 
  • Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) update 
  • Late expressions of interest 
  • Scheme reconciliation re-run requests


Previous editions of the Countdown Bulletin are available on GOV.UK.