Enables you to create a tape to send to the Contributions Agency containing details of the members whose National Insurance numbers you are enquiring about. Use this screen when you have a large number of enquiries to send - when you have only a few enquiries you should use the Initiate National Insurance Number Enquiry Report.

Note: You must create a list of members whose National Insurance numbers you require, using Maintain Next National Insurance Number Enquiry, before you can create an enquiry tape.

General

Tape Serial No

Display only. The next available serial number for the tape is automatically allocated.

Scheme ID

Enter the code for the pension scheme whose members you are enquiring about. Alternatively, click WINDOW and select the scheme from the list displayed.

No of Enquiries

Display only. The number of scheme members selected via Maintain Next National Insurance Number Enquiry is shown.

Include Unknown National Insurance No’s

Use this field to include any members without National Insurance numbers on the enquiry tape. Enter Y to request National Insurance numbers for these members. If you enter N, the cursor moves to the Inc National Insurance No’s for Confirmation field.

Delay for Unknown National Insurance No’s

Enter the number of months that you will wait from the date of inclusion in the list for the members added with a temporary number or no number before they are included on the tape. This is to allow for late notification of National Insurance numbers. The default given is ‘4’, either press RETURN to accept this or overtype it with the number you require.

Inc National Insurance No’s for Confirmation

Use this field to include on the enquiry tape any members who have National Insurance numbers that you want to check. Enter Y to request confirmation of the National Insurance numbers you have for them.

Enquiries Written To Tape

Display only. The total number of scheme member enquiries to be sent on the tape, as selected by your entries in the Inc Unknown National Insurance No’s and Inc National Insurance No’s for Confirmation fields.

Report of Tape Contents

Enter Y to produce a report of the details requested on the tape. This report has the same format as that produced by the Initiate National Insurance Number Enquiry Report screen.

Continue With Tape

Enter Y to produce the file to be sent on tape, or N to abandon the tape file production.

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