Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025, published on 10 December 2024.

The Department launched the consultation ‘NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025’ on GOV.UK on 10 December 2024, with more information available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/nhs-pension-scheme-proposed-amendments-for-april-2025

As per the Government’s Publishing Accessible Documents guidance, the consultation document is published in HTML format to make it easier to read and to find. The digital survey for users to respond to the consultation is also hosted on an accessible platform. The draft regulations which accompany the consultation are lengthy and technical in nature, and so these are published as a PDF to preserve formatting and technical content. Users of assistive technology (such as screen readers) can request a copy of the draft regulations in an accessible format by emailing publications@dhsc.gov.uk.

Users who have queries on the consultation or require an alternative format can also contact nhspsconsultations@dhsc.gov.uk.