The LGPS provides a good quality pension for its members.  However participation in the scheme comes with potentially significant financial commitments and administrative responsibilities including:

• making regular contributions on behalf of employees and making additional contributions if the scheme is in deficit;
• facilitating communications with scheme members; and
• Setting up administrative processes for making payments and providing quality to data to the scheme when requested.

This guidance will help you to obtain a full appreciation of these obligations and any associated risks before entering into a local government contract. 

If you would like to hear more about PLSA’s work in this area, and first sight of future editions of this guidance for employers, please email [email protected].