Scheduled bodies
What are scheduled bodies?
These are local government employers such as:
- local authorities (county councils, district/borough councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts, London boroughs)
- police and fire authorities (civilian staff only)
- coroners
- academy trusts (non-teaching staff)
- sixth form colleges
- higher education corporations
- other bodies listed in part 1 of schedule 2 of the LGPS regulations
Responsibilities
Scheduled bodies must enrol eligible employees into the LGPS. In general, eligibility usually includes employees who don’t qualify for other public sector pension schemes and meet the necessary criteria.
How to join
Scheduled bodies don’t go through a formal joining process. In most cases, these bodies already exist. However, there are situations where a new scheduled body may be created. For example, this may happen when LEA schools convert to academy trusts or when new local authorities emerge due to local government reorganisation.
Get in touch
It’s important to contact us as soon as possible, before anyone starts employment. This is essential because we need to:
- set up a funding and contribution plan
- discuss the roles and responsibilities of the new employer
- agree how any legacy issues will be managed
- discuss practical matters like the:
- payment of pension contributions
- process for providing monthly membership data.
More information
You can find out more about:
- joining the Fund
- how your contribution plan will be worked out and
- other policies about participating in the Fund
in our employer policies on our key documents pages.
You should pay particular attention to our:
- Funding strategy statement
- Admitted bodies, scheme employers and bulk transfers policy
- Administration strategy.
