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Death of an Active Member
Death of an Active Member
The online leaver form (or paper forms LG/101 and LG/102) should be completed as soon as possible, please also send us any details that you may hold of a widow(er), civil partner, nominated co-habiting partner, children or other next of kin. If you hold a "Nomination of Beneficiary for the Payment of Death Grant" form, this should be sent also.
If you have a copy of the death certificate please send it (NOT a photocopy) to the LPFA, or, if you are in touch with the next of kin or executors of the Estate of the deceased, please ask them to send it. Do not delay completing the leaver form or forms LG/101 and LG/102 if a death certificate is not available.
When the deceased employee leaves a spouse, civil partner, nominated co-habiting partner and/or children who may be eligible for benefits, the LPFA need to see the deceased's marriage certificate/civil partnership certificate and the birth certificates of the spouse, civil partner, nominated co-habiting partner and/or children. Normally the LPFA will write to the spouse, civil partner, nominated co-habiting partner or next of kin asking for these but it would be helpful, if you are in touch with the family, to mention that these certificates will be required by the LPFA.
Please let the LPFA know by telephone or letter if you are aware of any special circumstances (such as the serious illness of the next of kin) which need to be taken into account when arranging to pay death benefits or dependants' pensions.
Nomination by Active Member of Beneficiary of Death Grant
The LGPS Regulations make provision for Scheme Employers to nominate one or more beneficiaries to receive payment of any death grant payable in the event of their death. Nominations allow the LPFA to pay some, or all, of the death grant to an institution or a person who is not a relative or a current dependant of the member.
Nominations should be made, amended or cancelled on the form "Nomination of Beneficiary for the Payment of the Death Grant" which includes explanatory notes. An example of the form (LG/104) can be downloaded from the employers' website at http://www.lpfa.org.uk/employers/forms.aspx
If a member submits a completed form to you, it should be forwarded to the LPFA.
In the past these forms were retained by the employer files until such time as the employee ceased to contribute to the Scheme, when the form was forwarded to the LPFA along with forms LG/101 and LG/102. If, at the time of death, you are still holding such a form it should be forwarded to the LPFA immediately with forms LG/101 and LG/102.
Whether or not a nomination is made, the LPFA retains absolute discretion regarding to whom the death grant is paid, but takes due regard of any wish expressed by the employee.
Nomination of a Co-Habiting Partner
A nominated, co-habiting partner is someone nominated by a scheme member to receive a pension on the member's death. A nomination must meet strict criteria and nomination forms are available from the LPFA.