Employer guidance

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Introduction

The LGPS is a complicated pension scheme. This part of the website includes useful information for employers about their responsibilities and duties as LGPS Scheme employers.

This guidance should build on information that each pension fund or administering authority provides to its employers. It does not replace any requirements and processes put in place by the relevant LGPS administering authority

Other resources for employers

The section below gives more information about the topics covered in the employer pages of this website. Other parts of the website that you may find useful:

Training and Development pages to find out about Employer role training.
Employer bitesize training covering ill health retirement, Final pay and Assumed pensionable pay

Guidance for employers

You can find pages dedicated to these topics:

Joining the scheme

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Introduction

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Guidance for employers

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