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Pension Schemes Online technical pack for software developers

This pack contains documentation required to support the development of software for the online filing of Pension Scheme forms and returns.

This pack is aimed at Software Developers only and not for individuals and others who may wish to use the Pension Schemes online product.

Please note that the contents of this pack will be updated frequently. Please check the website regularly to ensure that you are working with the most up to date version.

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Generic Pension Schemes Online documents in a compressed format (ZIP 3.8MB)

Description	Version no	Version date
Acceptable Characters (PDF 67K)	2.0	15 November 2005
Core Schema (XSD 14K) This defines generic Data types and the layout of the <IRheader>	2.0	28 October 2003
Generic IRmark tech pack This contains technical specifications and examples of the generic IRmark	1.3	26 May 2005
Hints & Tips (PDF 70K)	7.0	17 October 2006
How to use the Test Services (PDF 163K)	9.0	1 November 2007
Forms and completion notes

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Pensions Generic Documents (ZIP 262K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Pensions specific CHRIS messages (PDF 57K)	0.1	24 January 2006
Schema Envelope Response Error Messages (PDF 92K)	0.5	5 September 2006
Schema Envelope Validation Rules (PDF 158K)	0.8	5 September 2006
XML Schema Envelope (XSD 4K)	2.0	19 October 2006
Pensions - XML Schema Change History (PDF 34K)	3.0	13 August 2008
Pensions Core Schema (XSD 13K)	2.4	26 June 2008

TPVS messages

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Accounting For Tax (ZIP 438K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Accounting for Tax - XML Schema (XSD 15K)	2.8	4 December 2009
Accounting for Tax - XML Schema Change History (PDF 35K)	3.1	22 December 2009
Validation Rules (PDF 261K)	2.3	22 December 2009
Error Messages (PDF 173K)	2.2	22 December 2009

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Add Administrator (ZIP 225K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Add Administrator - XML Schema (XSD 4K)	2.4	26 June 2008
Add Administrator - XML Schema Change History (PDF 38K)	3.0	12 August 2008
Validation Rules (PDF 167K)	2.1	12 August 2008
Error Messages (PDF 150K)	1.0	5 February 2007

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Amend Scheme Details (ZIP 358K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Amend Scheme Details - XML Schema (XSD 9K)	2.4	26 June 2008
Amend Scheme Details - XML Schema Change History (PDF 38K)	3.0	12 August 2008
Validation Rules (PDF 329K)	3.2	12 August 2008
Error Messages (PDF 225K)	2.0	5 February 2007

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Associate Scheme Administrator (ZIP 144K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Associate Scheme Administrator - XML Schema (XSD 3K)	2.2	10 January 2007
Associate Scheme Administrator - XML Schema Change History (PDF 34K)	2.0	29 June 2007
Validation Rules (PDF 76K)	0.4	30 November 2005
Error Messages (PDF 106K)	2.0	5 February 2007

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Change Scheme Administrator-Practitioner Details (ZIP 235K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Change Scheme Administrator-Pratitioner Details XML Schema (XSD 5K)	2.4	26 June 2008
Change Scheme Administator-Practitioner Details - XML Schema Change History (PDF 34K)	2.0	13 August 2008
Validation Rules (PDF 186K)	1.2	13 August 2008
Error Messages (149K)	1.0	5 February 2007

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Event Report (ZIP 863K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Event Report - XML Schema (XSD 28K)	2.8	24 June 2008
Event Report - XML Schema Change History (PDF 39K)	3.0	12 August 2008
Validation Rules (PDF 886K)	5.3	12 August 2008
Error Messages (PDF 556K)	3.0	27 February 2007

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Event Report April 2008 (ZIP 988K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Event Report April 2008 - XML Schema (XSD 38K)	3.5	4 December 2009
Event Report April 2008 - XML Schema Change History (PDF 32K)	2.1	22 December 2009
Validation Rules (PDF 547K)	1.5	22 December 2009
Error Messages (PDF 354K)	1.2	22 December 2009

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Pension Scheme Registration (From 06/04/07) (ZIP 296K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Pension Scheme Registration - XML Schema (XSD 11K)	3.3	26 June 2008
Pension Scheme Registration - XML Schema Change History (PDF 36K)	3.0	12 August 2008
Validation Rules (PDF 260K)	2.2	12 August 2008
Error Messages (PDF 199K)	1.2	12 August 2008

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Pension Scheme Return (ZIP 824K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Pension Scheme Return - XML Schema (XSD 34K)	4.5	4 December 2009
Pension Scheme Return - XML Schema Change History (PDF 35K)	3.1	22 December 2009
Validation Rules (PDF 474K)	5.6	22 December 2009
Error Messages (PDF 360K)	6.1	22 December 2009

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Relief at Source (ZIP 300K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Relief at Source - XML Schema (XSD 11K)	0.7	13 March 2007
Relief at Source - XML Schema Change History (PDF 35K)	2.0	10 January 2007
Validation Rules (PDF 266K)	0.18	26 July 2006
Error Messages (PDF 534K)	2.0	4 October 2007

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Maintain Practitioner (ZIP 154K)

Description	Version no	Version date
Maintain Practitioner - XML Schema (XSD 3K)	1.0	10 January 2007
Validation Rules (PDF 120K)	2.0	30 October 2007
Error Messages (PDF 120K)	2.0	30 October 2007