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    1. Who is this for?

      This form is for the members of the Final Pay Section and the Money Purchase 2003 (MP03) Section who would like to opt out of the Plan. This form should not be completed by members of the Auto Enrolment (AE) Section.

      Important

      If you are opting out of the Plan and wanting to rejoin at a later date, you will need to complete a health declaration in connection with an application to rejoin the MP03 Section of the Plan.

      If you are opting out to transfer your benefits to another approved arrangement, you will need to complete the transfer before applying to rejoin the MP03 Section.

    2. Your details

      * Denotes required fields

      Your name

      Address

      Look up address

      Date of birth*

      Other information

    3. What would you like to do?

      Reason for opting-out

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      I understand that by doing so:

      • My Plan contributions will cease
      • To the extent I was eligible for Company contributions, I will no longer benefit from these contributions to the Plan
      • My death-in-service benefits will no longer include any pension for my spouse/civil partner/nominated dependant or dependent children
      • My death-in-service benefits will no longer include full life cover. It will be reduced to twice my pensionable salary
      • I will no longer be eligible for an enhanced ill-health pension from the Plan
      • I may be automatically enrolled back into the Plan at a later date (usually every three years) if I meet certain criteria and I will be given further information and the opportunity to opt-out again at that time
      • I may have a lower income when I retire
      • If I change job, my new employer will normally put me back into pension saving straight away
      • This notice only opts me out of pension saving with the employer named above. A separate notice must be filled out and given to any other employer I work for if I wish to opt out of that pension saving as well
      • I am aware that my employer cannot ask me or force me to opt out and if I am asked or forced to opt out I can tell the Pensions Regulator see www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
      • I will need to complete a health declaration in connection with an application to rejoin the MP03 Section
      • If I am transferring my pension to another approved arrangement, I will need to complete the transfer before an application to rejoin the MP03 Section is allowed
    4. Your declaration

      Please tick the boxes below to confirm that you understand and acknowledge the statements.

      Data protection

      The Trustee, as the controller under the applicable data protection legislation in the UK, uses certain personal information about you to (amongst other reasons) communicate with you and administer your benefits in the Plan. Your information is shared with the Plan’s administrators, other providers of services to us, and public bodies such as HM Revenue & Customs. For more detailed information on how we use and disclose your information, the protections we apply, the legal bases we rely on and your data protection rights, please see our privacy notice at www.pearson-pensions.com/privacy-notice/ - This link opens in a new browser window. If you would like a copy of our privacy notice to be sent to you, please contact the pensions helpline.

      Date: 21-11-2024

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