The new agreement, which will run for an initial trial period of one year from 1 January 2023, is expected to improve the CIPP’s specialist support on pensions and provide added value to its members.

The partnership will also support PMI members with payroll functions in their role and help those wishing to expand their own professional understanding of this area.

The new joint membership will combine relevant benefits from both organisations, including:

• Member rates or free attendance at PMI and CIPP courses, conferences, webinars, seminars and other events
• Digital copies of The PMI’s Technical News and Pensions Aspects magazine along with CIPP’s Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward magazine
• Access to respective regional and special interest groups 
• Opportunity to join PMI’s Mentoring and Development Programme
• HMCA member discounts
• Access to the PMI and CIPP’s pension and payroll online job boards
• Access to TotumPRO
• CIPP Advisory Service – 12 enquiries per year

Varsha Gicas Director of Commerce and Engagement at the PMI commented: “The collaboration between CIPP and PMI is an exciting new development which will add significant value and benefit to the members of both of our organisations. The Pensions Management Institute has been committed to promoting excellence in pensions practice for over four decades. Recently, and especially following the introduction of auto-enrolment, this has expanded to include the function of delivering pensions through Payroll Professionals. This collaboration will allow us to provide CIPP members with access to our expertise and offer expanded benefits and topical exposure to members of both institutes. We look forward to building this partnership further over time.”

Vickie Graham, Business Development Director at the CIPP commented: “The CIPP’s collaboration with PMI will deliver significant value to payroll and pension professionals across the UK. Since 1980 the CIPP has supported both payroll and, predominantly, public sector pensions through education, membership and recognition. Through working with PMI, we are able to offer our pensions members access to additional benefits and content which will be valuable in their roles, whilst maintaining the benefits of CIPP membership and content available to them.