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Type of reference Reference number Further information
Registry numbers 10085760 for the 1995 and 2008 Section.

12011004 for the 2015 Scheme.		 A registry number is given to the pension scheme by the Pensions Regulator.

It's an 8 digit number starting with a 1.
Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax reference number 948/401 This is a unique identifier given by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to employers using the PAYE system in the United Kingdom (UK). 

The reference number is used by HMRC to identify which employer is reporting employee income tax and National Insurance (NI) contributions. 

You can find this reference number on:

⦁ a payslip or P60 
⦁ correspondence from your employer or HMRC
⦁ your employer's payroll documents  
The Employer Pension Scheme Reference (EPSR) This is your 4-digit employing authority (EA) code. This number is unique to each employer who offer's it's employees access to the NHS Pension Scheme.

If you're an employer and you need to find your EA code, email nhsbsa.pensionsemployer@nhsbsa.nhs.uk inlcuding your:

⦁ name 
⦁ position in the organisation
⦁ organisation's name
⦁ organisation's address
Employer's contracting out number (ECON) E3900000M.

If you're a direction employer, refer to the terms and conditions in your direction document to check if you have your own ECON.		 ECON are unique numbers issued by HMRC to employers who had occupational pension schemes contracted out of the State Second Pension which was formerly SERPS.

It was used when employers and emploees paid reduced NI contributions by option out of the State Additional Pension. 

After 5 April 2006, contracting out was abolished and ECON are no longer in use.  
Pension Scheme Tax Reference (PSTR) This depends on the Scheme you're in:

• 00328820RJ for the 1995 and 2008 Section
• 00820574RJ for the 2015 Scheme
• 00328923RA for the NHS money purchase additional voluntary contributions (MPAVC)		 PSTRs are allocated to pension schemes by HMRC.

They are requested by the receiving scheme if you're making a transfer out of the NHS Pension Scheme. 

If you have an annual allowance (AA) charge, you need the PSTR to complete your Self Assessment tax return.

You must tell HMRC about your pension input amount and liability to the AA charge. If your total pension input amount is more than your AA charge, use the SA101 Supplementary Additional Information form of the tax return to complete this. 

If you're a member of more than one NHS Pension Scheme, you can only enter one AA charge and one PSTR.

You must include the AA charge for each Scheme and the PSTR in the 'Additional Information' section.  
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