Official Statistics

Transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes

Number and total amount of transfers made to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes each year since 2006 to 2007.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 6 December 2016
• Last updated: 31 July 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes

PDF, 1.19 MB, 2 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 22.7 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Since April 2006 individuals have been able to transfer their pension savings in a registered pension scheme to a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS). To be a QROPS a pension scheme must be based outside the UK and meet certain requirements. Provided the requirements are met transfers to QROPS are free of UK tax up to the lifetime allowance. This is intended to allow people who wish to emigrate to take their pension with them to their new country of residence.

This publication includes the number of transfers made to QROPS and the total amount of those transfers each year since 2006 to 2007, as reported to HMRC.

Published 6 December 2016
Last updated 31 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 31 July 2020

   Updated to include 2019 to 2020 data.

2. 31 July 2019

   Updated to include 2018 to 2019 data.

3. 31 July 2018

   Updated to include 2017 to 2018 data.

4. 26 July 2017

   Updated to include the 2016 to 2017 tax year.

5. 6 December 2016

   First published.