Form statuses
My certificate has been rejected, how do I convert it back from draft?
You will need to revert your form to draft status before you can update it and resubmit it.
Log into PCSE Online, and click GP Pensions and Payments, then Pensions and then Annual Certificates– Type 1.
You can then click on ‘NHS Pension Scheme Annual Income listing’, and this is where you’ll see all current and previous forms.
These are normally listed in date order, so you can sort on the ‘Financial Year’ column so the most recent is at the top of the list.
Check you have the right certificate, in the ‘Declaration Status’ column, it will say Rejected.
To revert a form to Draft status,
- click on the red symbol (a circular arrow) in the ‘Revert to draft’ column
- A pop message will appear
- Click on Confirm
- the status will change to Draft.
To edit, then resubmit, a form that in draft status, click on the relevant blue link in the ‘Form ID’ column.
You can now edit or submit your completed form.
For GPs who submitted their end of year form via the Contact Us form, you will need to update and resubmit via the same method.
The financial year 22/23 is not selectable and none of that is relevant to me, it says already initiated/completed
The listings screen on PCSE Online allows members to see previously submitted Type 1 and Type 2 certificates and also any draft forms.
You can find the listing screen by logging into PCSE Online, select Payments and Pensions, select Pensions, then select Annual Certificate - Type 1 or Self Assessment - Type 2. You can then click on ‘NHS Pension Scheme Annual Income listing’, and this is where you’ll see all current and previous forms, including forms in draft status.
You can sort the ‘Financial Year’ column to easily check if forms for all years are showing as approved.
If any forms are showing as rejected you need to make the appropriate corrections and resubmit the form. If any forms are showing as declarated they are awaiting processing by PCSE.
Find out how to find and open your draft form
Having submitted my form recently online, the declaration status on the listing page says 'pending' - how long do I wait to ensure that it has been approved?
If a form is showing as Pending, the confirmation box on the declaration page needs to be ticked and then the form needs to be submitted.
The processing deadline NHS Pensions has set for 2022/23 forms received by PCSE by 31 March 2024 is mid-June 20224.
I saved my certificate to finish later and now I can't locate it.
Log into PCSE Online, and click GP Pensions and Payments, then Pensions and then Self Assessment– Type 2
You can then click on ‘NHS Pension Scheme Annual Income listing’, and this is where you’ll see all current and previous forms.
These are normally listed in date order, so you can sort on the ‘Financial Year’ column so the most recent is at the top of the list.
Check you have the right certificate, in the ‘Declaration Status’ column, it will say Draft.
To edit a form that in draft status, click on the relevant blue link in the ‘Form ID’ column.
I saved my certificate to finish later and now I can't locate it.
Log into PCSE Online, and click GP Pensions and Payments, then Pensions and then Annual Certificate – Type 1.
You can then click on ‘NHS Pension Scheme Annual Income listing’, and this is where you’ll see all current and previous forms.
These are normally listed in date order, so you can sort on the ‘Financial Year’ column so the most recent is at the top of the list.
Check you have the right certificate, in the ‘Declaration Status’ column, it will say Draft.
To edit a form that in draft status, click on the relevant blue link in the ‘Form ID’ column.