Introduction to MyCSP

MyCSP is the organization responsible for the administration of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) using the Compendia database.

This database uses pension-related information in the employer payroll to process PCSPS for civil servants. The payroll application enables you to provide pension-related information to the Compendia database via the MyCSP Standard Interface. The interface consists of a set of files, containing various information, for example, basic employee data, basic pay, allowances and bonuses, pension contributions information.

To support the MyCSP interface, you can define the following Principal Civil Service pension schemes:

Alpha
Partnership

The rules for these schemes are predefined when you create each scheme. You can also use the predefined processes to produce the required MyCSP interface files.

The following PCSPS schemes ceased to accept new members from 1st April 2022. You can’t create pension scheme elements for these schemes in the application:

Classic
Classic Plus
Premium
Nuvos

This graphic illustrates the data flow between the employer and MyCSP and how errors are handled:

mycsp data flows

The Generate MyCSP Interface process creates files containing standard code interface files that you submit to MyCSP. Each file contains fixed-width records, as specified by MyCSP. This process enables you to produce either the cutover or monthly interface files (that is, changes only files).