Local Government Pension Scheme Employers Service Package
Last updated:The Buckinghamshire Council (BC) Pensions Team is committed to offering a professional and highly effective pensions administration service to support our customers in meeting their statutory employer pension obligations.
Our Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Employers Service Package is a fully managed pensions administration package available for purchase when an Academy or Multi Academy Trust uses BC for payroll services:
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Elements of the LGPS Employers Service Package for Academies |
Academies (BC Payroll) |
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Notification to LGPS of new members joining the scheme |
Yes |
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Notification to LGPS of a member leaving employment using form ‘Notification of Employee Leaving’ |
Yes |
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Processing potential retirees using the form ‘Notification of Employee Leaving’ and calculation sheet |
Yes |
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Notification to LGPS of amendments to a members contribution level (50/50 scheme) |
Yes |
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Respond to requests from LGPS for service, pensionable pay and contribution information for individuals |
Yes |
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Undertake and fulfill the duties of the statutory pension scheme and the assessment and enrolment activities required for compliance to Pension Auto enrolment (PAE). Including Re-enrolment activity |
Yes |
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Processing of Opt out /Opt in notifications, for members who wish to join or leave the Scheme. Including the Opt out leavers form |
Yes |
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Process and verify payroll reports at regular intervals ensuring that correct pension contributions are deducted |
Yes |
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Arrange for pension calculations for redundancy/efficiency cases |
Yes |
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Keeping Academies up-to-date with changes to LGPS Regulations and Guidelines |
Yes |
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Provide support with queries regarding Academy’s Employer Discretionary Policy |
Yes |
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Provide support with queries in respect of the LGPS Employer responsibility |
Yes |
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Produce and upload to LGPS, details of the monthly IConnect report which gives information of each employee’s service, salary and contributions. Supply a summary to LGPS of the Monthly Contribution Breakdown paid over to LGPS by the deadline of the 19th of the month following deductions (or earlier if 19th is a non-working day), based on totals extracted from payroll |
Yes |
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Payment of the contributions to LGPS is processed through BACS directly from the Academy’s bank account in line with required deadlines |
Yes |
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Produce the Annual Contribution Summary Return (SUP52) for Academies. This information is put into a format compatible with LGPS requirements. Once approved the return is submitted to LGPS by the 30th April deadline |
Yes |
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Produce end of year totals via the IConnect report included in the final submission in March. The data is used by LGPS to update individual member records |
Yes |
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Undertake and fulfill the duties of the statutory pension scheme and the assessment and enrolment activities required for compliance to Pension Auto enrolment (PAE). Including Re-enrolment activity |
Yes |
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To request pension illustration from LGPS in respect of the early release of Deferred Pension Benefits for members. Information provided to employer to grant consent if appropriate. |
Yes
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