Form Status (T2)
Has my form been received by PCSE?
You can check the status of the form on the NHS Pension Scheme Annual Income listing screen on PCSE Online.
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.
There are a range of statuses in the ‘Declaration Status’ column:
- Draft – you have started your form and saved it for later
- Pending – your accountant or advisor has completed your form on your behalf, and it is waiting for you to submit it
- Declarated – you have declared that your form is completed with the correct information and submitted it to PCSE for processing
- Approved – your form has been approved by PCSE. Your contributions data will be updated on your NHS Pensions record as long as you don't have any missing years
- Rejected – your form has been rejected by PCSE and needs to be corrected and resubmitted
- Resubmitted – you have made corrections to your rejected form and submitted your form again for checking/processing by the PCSE Pensions team
My Type 1 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.
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 2024.
I saved my Type 2 form 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.
My Type 2 form 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 Self Assessments– 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 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.
Can we save the forms to complete at a later date?
Yes, simply click 'save for later' and the form will be saved as a draft.
You can then retrieve the draft form from the Listings screen. Find out more here - the process is the same for both Type 1 and Type 2 forms.
How do you change previous years submissions if they are marked as approved?
You can resubmit a previously approved form if you need to make any corrections.
I did start the 22/23 Type 2 form but did not finish it as I was not sure how to do that, now it is not allowing me to select that from the drop down menu. What to do?
If you started your 2022/23 form, and saved it or exited without submitting, it will be saved as a draft. You can find this draft on the listings screen.
Find out more here - the guidance applies to Type 1 and Type 2 forms.