• I authorise ITV to carry out my instructions as set out in this form and understand that my instructions will take effect from the next available payroll run or my chosen month if later.
• I confirm that I understand how salary sacrifice works and that I’ll make extra contributions automatically through salary sacrifice unless I request and return a Salary sacrifice withdrawal form within a month of requesting to make an extra contribution.
• If I make the extra contribution through salary sacrifice I give up my entitlement, with effect from the date of my application, to the monthly basic salary equal to my extra contribution. In return, my employer agrees to pay an extra contribution to the ITV DC Plan, for my benefit, of that amount. If I’ve decided not to participate through salary sacrifice by returning a Salary sacrifice withdrawal form, I authorise ITV to deduct the necessary contributions from my salary.
• I confirm that I’ve read the information in Get the full picture: Your guide to the DC Plan and Deep dive into investments: DC Plan investment guide.
• I understand that under the ITV DC Plan Rules, the total contributions paid into the ITV DC Plan each tax year are limited to the Annual Allowance, which is an HMRC limit on the amount of savings I can build up tax efficiently in any tax year. As I’m not able to contribute to the ITV DC Plan above my Annual Allowance without ITV’s consent, I understand that I may not be able to contribute as much as I’ve chosen to contribute on this form if it results in me exceeding my Annual Allowance. ITV Pensions will contact me if this is the case.
• I confirm that if I take any retirement savings as cash (other than the 25% tax-free cash) or through flexible drawdown, I’ll have a reduced Annual Allowance of £10,000 each tax year (known as the Money Purchase Annual Allowance) for future contributions paid to defined contribution arrangements. If I access benefits in this way, I’ll let ITV know within 91 days of accessing my benefits that the Money Purchase Annual Allowance applies.

About the information you provide

• I understand the Trustees of the ITV DC Plan hold personal data which I’ve provided to them. They need this to be able to administer my benefits under the DC Plan.
• The Trustees, who are data controllers for data protection purposes, are required to look after my personal data in line with legal requirements. This means the Trustees are responsible for deciding what personal information needs to be processed and the way in which the information is processed.
• In processing my personal data, the Trustees may need to pass personal information about me, my dependants and other members and beneficiaries to the DC Plans’ administrators, auditors, legal advisers, insurers or other occupational pension schemes and their advisers with a view to securing benefits or making or receiving a transfer of benefits, and the ITV group of companies and such third parties as may be necessary for the purpose of administering DC Plan.

Where to find out more: Full details of the personal data the Trustees hold, how they use that information and who they share it with are set out in the Trustees’ privacy notice. The privacy notice also sets out your rights about the personal data held about you by the Trustees and who to contact if you want to exercise those rights, make a complaint or generally have any questions.

The privacy notice is updated from time to time in accordance with future developments in data protection legislation and DC Plan practice. You can see the current version of the privacy notice at www.itvdcplan.com/privacy-notice. If you’d prefer to receive a hard copy of the privacy notice, please call ITV Pensions on 01772 884 488 or email enquiries@itv-pensions.com.

You’re responsible for keeping the Trustees up-to-date with your personal information, including your marital status, contact and, where necessary, bank details. Without this information, there may be delays in paying benefits to you or your dependants.