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Guidance

The following factor guidance is available. As stated above, any applicable McCloud guidance should be noted first.

Guidance Type	Guidance Title	Date of Issue	Issued by
Added Pension	CSOPS_NI - Added Pension	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Hayley Schofield
Added Pension	PCSPS_NI - Added Pension	07 Apr 2025	Hayley Schofield, Louise Harker
CETV	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs)	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Samantha Watts
CETV	PCSPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) including AP benefits	14 Oct 2019
Commutation	CSOPS_NI - Factors for Trivial Commutation	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Hayley Schofield
Commutation	PCSPS_NI - Inverse commutation (lump sum to pension)	07 Apr 2025	Hayley Schofield, Louise Harker
Commutation	PCSPS_NI - Inverse commutation - lump sum to pension	09 Apr 2015
Commutation	PCSPS_NI - Trivial commutation	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Hayley Schofield
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Early payment reduction (normal health) and age addition	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Samantha Watts
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Late payment supplements	07 Apr 2025	Samantha Watts, Louise Harker
ERF and LRF	PCSPS_NI - Early and late retirement, age addition and LPS	01 Aug 2019
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Samantha Watts
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Effective Pension Age (EPA) option	08 Apr 2025	Samantha Watts, Louise Harker
ERRBO and EPA	PCSPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	07 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Samantha Watts
Other - scheme specific	CSCSNI - Commutation of ACP and Capitalisation of Employer Cost	06 Nov 2019
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - GMP tests	13 Dec 2019
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - WPS Contingent Spouse's Premium - Classic	01 Aug 2022
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - WPS Delayed Lump Sums - Classic	01 Aug 2022
Pension on Divorce	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalents for pension sharing on divorce	17 Jan 2020
Pension on Divorce	CSOPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	01 Oct 2019
Pension on Divorce	PCSPS_NI - Cash equivalents for pension sharing on divorce	17 Jan 2020
Pension on Divorce	PCSPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	01 Oct 2019
Scheme Pays	CSOPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension offsets	08 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Hayley Schofield
Scheme Pays	PCSPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension and lump sum offsets	08 Apr 2025	Louise Harker, Samantha Watts
Transfer In	CSOPS_NI - Non-Club transfers in	07 Nov 2019

The following historic guidance is available as a downloadable PDF:

Guidance Type	Guidance Title	Date of Issue
Added Pension	CSOPS_NI - Added Pension	01 Aug 2019
Added Pension	CSOPS_NI - Added Pension	16 Jun 2016
Added Pension	CSOPS_NI - Added Pension	09 Apr 2015
Added Pension	PCSPS_NI - Added Pension	01 Aug 2019
Added Pension	PCSPS_NI - Added Pension	16 Jun 2016
Added Pension	PCSPS_NI - Added Pension	09 Apr 2015
CETV	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs)	14 Oct 2019
CETV	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs)	07 Apr 2016
CETV	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs)	09 Apr 2015
CETV	PCSPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) including AP benefits	07 Apr 2016
CETV	PCSPS_NI - Cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) including AP benefits	09 Jul 2015
Commutation	CSOPS_NI - Factors for Trivial Commutation	09 Apr 2015
Commutation	PCSPS_NI - Trivial commutation	09 Apr 2015
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Early payment reduction (normal health) and age addition	01 Aug 2019
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Early payment reduction (normal health) and age addition	24 Apr 2015
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Late payment supplements	01 Aug 2019
ERF and LRF	CSOPS_NI - Late payment supplements	28 Apr 2015
ERF and LRF	PCSPS_NI - Early and late retirement, age addition and LPS	20 Apr 2015
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	01 Aug 2019
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	24 Apr 2015
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Effective Pension Age (EPA) option	01 Aug 2019
ERRBO and EPA	CSOPS_NI - Effective Pension Age (EPA) option	09 Apr 2015
ERRBO and EPA	PCSPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	01 Aug 2019
ERRBO and EPA	PCSPS_NI - Actuarial Reduction Buy Out (ARBO)	24 Apr 2015
Other - scheme specific	CSCSNI - Commutation of ACP and Capitalisation of Employer Cost	08 Jun 2015
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - GMP tests	13 May 2015
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - WPS Contingent Spouse's Premium - Classic	06 Nov 2019
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - WPS Delayed Lump Sums - Classic	06 Nov 2019
Other - scheme specific	PCSPS_NI - WPS Delayed Lump Sums - Classic	08 Jun 2015
Pension on Divorce	CSOPS_NI - Cash equivalents for pension sharing on divorce	13 May 2015
Pension on Divorce	CSOPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	07 Apr 2016
Pension on Divorce	CSOPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	08 Jun 2015
Pension on Divorce	PCSPS_NI - Cash equivalents for pension sharing on divorce	09 Apr 2015
Pension on Divorce	PCSPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	07 Apr 2016
Pension on Divorce	PCSPS_NI - Converting pension credit into pension	08 Jun 2015
Scheme Pays	CSOPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension offsets	27 Aug 2019
Scheme Pays	CSOPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension offsets	03 Jan 2017
Scheme Pays	PCSPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension and lump sum offsets	27 Aug 2019
Scheme Pays	PCSPS_NI - Annual allowance charges - Calculation of pension and lump sum offsets	03 Jan 2017
Transfer In	CSOPS_NI - Non-Club transfers in	07 Apr 2016
Transfer In	CSOPS_NI - Non-Club transfers in	20 Apr 2015
Transfer In	PCSPS_NI - Non-Club transfers in	07 Nov 2019
Transfer In	PCSPS_NI - Non-Club transfers in	09 Oct 2015

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