If you're a new joiner, you will receive a New Starter pack within eight weeks of your start date, which provides details of your pension options.
If you have just joined the Civil Service pension scheme, and you choose to go into partnership within one month of joining, your contributions to partnership will be backdated to your first day of service.
If you have been a member of the Civil Service pension scheme for more than one month, you can switch to partnership (subject to eligibility) but your contributions will not be backdated.
To switch, you must complete a Pension Switching form and return it to your employer’s HR Department two months before the date you want to switch.