Databank Scheme File Templates Quality Assurance Additional Template Guidance
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Databank Scheme File Templates

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Three separate Scheme Files must be submitted in respect of each Relevant Authority for each Scheme Year.

These Scheme File templates are available in the table immediately below:

 

Name	Descriptor	Type
1. Membership Data Scheme File Template	Scheme File Template
2. Benefits Payment Data Scheme File Template	Scheme File Template
3. Purchase Transfer Data Scheme File Template	Scheme File Template

Additional template guidance resources are also available below.

Only authorised administrators may submit completed templates to the Databank, using the DGVT application, once local quality assurance checks have been completed on each file (see below).

Please note: where a Relevant Authority has zero Single Scheme members/pensioners/purchase of additional retirement benefits for a particular Scheme Year, a “nil return” must still be made for the Scheme Years in question.

 

Downloading Files

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The Google Chrome issue may be resolved by taking the following steps:

1. Type – chrome://settings/content/insecureContent?search=secu – into the url panel in chrome and,
2. Add https://singlepensionscheme.gov.ie/to “Allow” section.

If the issue persists please try contacting your IT unit for assistance.

Quality Assurance – Prior to submitting data to the Databank

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Context: In advance of submitting a Scheme File to the Databank, you should ensure that you have completed robust quality assurance on your data. The suggested quality assurance checklists have been developed to assist administrators with completing quality assurance on their data. Organisations are free to develop their own QA checklists or to amend these resources as they see fit.

Important: Each Relevant Authority remains legally accountable for the administration of the Single Scheme in respect of its members, including the quality of the data maintained for its members that, in turn, is submitted to the Single Scheme Databank.

 

Name	Descriptor	Type
1. Membership Data QA Checklist	QA Checklist
2. Benefits Payment Data QA Checklist	QA Checklist
3. Purchase Transfer Data QA Checklist	QA Checklist

 

Additional Template Guidance

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The above Scheme File Templates should be read in conjunction with the following resources:

 

Name	Descriptor	Type
4. Single Scheme Databank Template Descriptions Document	Template Guidelines
5. Membership Data – Quick Reference Sheet & Sample Data	Quick Reference Sheet
6. Benefits Payment Data Template – Quick Reference Sheet & Sample Data	Quick Reference Sheet
7. Purchase Transfer Data Scheme – Quick Reference Sheet & Sample Data	Quick Reference Sheet

Additional supports to assist administrators in accurately preparing and uploading completed Scheme Files are available in the Databank Training Resources section.