Form P1: pension sharing annex to a financial order
Form P1 is the pension sharing annex. It is attached to a financial order that shares a pension, and gives the pension scheme the details it needs to carry out the order.
How Wren helps with the Form P1
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the Form P1 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official Form P1. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the Form P1 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Pension sharing annex: Form P1
- Edition
- 10.23 (5 pages)Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- How many
- One annex for each pension arrangementSource: r 9.35 (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Sent to the scheme
- Within 7 days of the later of the pension order or the final order, by the court or a party it directsSource: r 9.36(2),(4),(5) (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Scheme's deadline
- Usually 4 months to carry out the order, counted from when it has everything it needsSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Takes effect
- From the latest of the final order, 28 days after the order, or the outcome of any appealSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the Form P1
Parties whose order, agreed or decided by the court, includes a pension sharing order. One annex is needed for each pension arrangement being shared.
When it is used
When a pension sharing order is made or varied. Any order with a pension sharing order must say so and be accompanied by Form P1.
Before you start
- Both parties' full names, any former names, dates of birth, addresses and National Insurance numbers.
- The pension scheme's name, address and reference number.
- The percentage of the cash equivalent value to be transferred.
- If the receiving party wants an external transfer, details of the scheme that will accept it.
How to fill in the Form P1
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
Court details and notice
The court, case number and whether the court made, varied or discharged a pension sharing order.
Sections A and B: the parties
Details of the person whose pension is shared (the transferor) and the person receiving a share (the transferee).
Section C: the pension
The scheme details and the percentage to be transferred. State Pension sharing has its own box.
Sections D and E: charges and D81
Who pays the scheme's charges. Whether Form D81 was filed, and if not, a confirmation about information received.
Sections F to J: transfer and extra information
Any preference for an internal or external transfer, and answers to the scheme's requests for further information.
Notice to the scheme
When the order takes effect and the period the scheme has to carry it out.
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What happens after you send it
The scheme cannot carry out the order until it has the information in the annex. If it cannot start, it must give reasons to both parties within 21 days of receiving the order and annex.
Common mistakes
- Sending one annex when there are several pension arrangements.
- Leaving out information the scheme needs, which delays the transfer.
Common questions
When does a pension sharing order take effect?
The annex says from the latest of the final order, 28 days after the order, or the outcome of any appeal.
How long does the pension scheme have to share the pension?
Usually 4 months from when the order takes effect or the scheme has everything it needs, whichever is later.
Do I need a separate P1 for each pension?
Yes. The rules require one annex for each pension arrangement.
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.