Auto-enrolment

Auto-enrolment was introduced from 1 October 2012. From this date (subject to the employer's own staging date), all 'workers' were auto-enrolled into a qualifying pension scheme without any active decision on their part to join the qualifying pension scheme. 

Most larger employers will have already completed their first auto-enrolment exercise, however some smaller employers will soon be approaching their 'staging date'. To find your staging date please follow the link below: 

The Berkshire Pension Fund has produced an Auto-enrolment guide for employers which can be downloaded.

Auto-Enrolment Reference Numbers

  • Pension Scheme Registry Number (PSRN)                     10027839
  • Scheme Contracted Out Reference Number (SCON)      S2700137M
     
  • Employer Contracted Out Reference Number (ECON)    E3900002R
     
  • Pension Scheme Tax Reference Number (PSTR)            00330385RV

Further guidance has been produced by Barnett Waddingham and The Pensions Advisory Service and these are presented below.

Barnett Waddingham Information Sheets

The Pensions Regulator