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Employers Section

This section of the site is intended for LPFA employers. In this part of the site there is information for employers, including news about the LPFA and the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

A number of commonly used forms are also available to download along with the scheme guide for employers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOW BE MAKING USE OF LPFA'S ONLINE FORMS FOR COMMON SUBMISSIONS.

This will improve the flow of data and lead to benefits to the Member.

The forms can be found at www.yourfund.org.uk where a username needs to be requested before an employer can submit data. The forms currently available are:

  • Joiners
  • Change of Address
  • Change of Hours
  • Absence
  • Return from Absence
  • Estimate
  • Leaver

If you have any queries please go to the contacts page, this will allow you to get to the correct team quickly.

Employer Forum

LPFA’s Employer Forum took place on Friday 13th November 2009 at the GLA .

The slides of each presentation are available now for download:

Change of LPFA Bank Account

LPFA has opened a new bank account for the receipt of pension contributions from all employers in our Fund. This change will allow us to more quickly and accurately allocate your payments and ensure your account with us is kept up to date.

Please read the letter below that sets out the new account details and procedures to be followed.

LPFA Change of Bank Account Letter (PDF 136KB - link opens new window)

Pensions Administration Strategy

Thank you for your response to the consultation period of the Pensions Administration Strategy (PAS) .

The aim of the PAS is to ensure that both LPFA and its employers are fully aware of their responsibilities under the Scheme and to identify acceptable levels of performance. All employers have been asked to sign up to the PAS by 1st April 2010 and to comply with standards set by the Service Level Agreement. The ultimate aim of this strategy is to educate employers to provide accurate and timely data to LPFA which will improve the service provided to scheme members. Failure to comply however could result in a variation of the administrative element of the contribution rate an employer pays.

Please see the final version of the PAS documents below which set out service standards expected to be met by both employers and LPFA.

LPFA Employer Discretions

LPFA as an employer is under a duty to prepare certain discretionary policies under the LGPS Regulations 2008. These must be published and kept under review. Please see LPFA’s current discretionary policies relating to increase of service or pension, early payment of benefits and flexible retirement.

Increase of Service/Pension - During employment or upon leaving

The LPFA will award discretionary added service or additional pension only with the prior approval of the Board and only where there is a clear financial or operational advantage to be gained by the Authority by so doing.

Subject to Board approval, the Authority will award added service or additional pension upon recruitment only if it has experienced recruitment difficulty for the specific post and if the award of such service will secure a suitable recruit.

Early payment of benefits under flexible retirement provisions following members request to receive all or part of their benefits, after age 55 (or in the case of a person who is a member on 31st March 2008, and who makes such a request before 31st March 2010 after age 50)

A request for early payment of retirement benefits under flexible retirement rules will be permitted only where there is a clear operational or financial advantage to be gained by the Authority by so doing. Further that any decisions regarding such payment are, within the above policy, delegated to Principal Officers.

Early Payment of Benefits on members request between age 55 and 59 (or in the case of a person who is a member on 31st March 2008, and who makes such a request before 31st March 2010 between age 50 and 59)

A request for early payment of benefits received from a current employee will be accepted only with the consent of the Board and only if there is a clear financial or operational advantage for the Authority in so doing. A request for early payment of deferred benefits other than on grounds of permanent ill-health or compassion received from a person who was last a member of the Fund as an LPFA employee at some time after 31st March 1998, will be accepted only where there is no financial disadvantage to the Authority.

A request for early unreduced payment of benefits on compassionate grounds (i.e. waiving of percentage reduction in respect of early retirement on compassionate grounds), will be accepted only where the former member is prevented from full-time working due to the need to care for a dependant. Further that decisions regarding early payment of deferred benefits are, within the above policy, delegated to Principal Officers.

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