Welcome to the employers section of the website. This area contains useful information for employers with members in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

2018/2019 Year End

We are approaching the year end for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), when we update the pension records in respect of your employees contributing to the scheme within the Cornwall Pension Fund. 

The responsibility for supplying accurate and timely data for scheme members lies with each employer in the LGPS, even if you have outsourced your payroll provision to a third party. Provision of this information is also a statutory requirement in accordance with the LGPS Regulations 2013.

We have contacted employers with instructions regarding the year end process on 26 February 2019. This year, we have provided you with a Scheme Year End Return 2019 Guide to help you through the year end process as below:

Cornwall Council Transactional Services maintained payrolls

• Scheme Year End Return 2019 Guide

All other payrolls

• Scheme Year End Return 2019 Guide
• 2019 Renewal Template

Please note that we require this year end information by 30 April 2019.

Pension Administration Strategy

Following employer consultation, feedback received and consideration by the Pension Committee, the Pension Administration Strategy has now been approved. The strategy ensures both the Administering Authority and the Fund employers are fully aware of their responsibilities under the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and it outlines the performance standards they are expected to meet to ensure delivery of a high quality and cost effective administration service. The Pension Administration Strategy can be viewed in the Regulatory Statements webpage of this website and below under the "other employer information" section on this webpage.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Data protection law changed on 25 May 2018 with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. View our "General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)" page for more information including a Q&A for Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members and relevant notices.

Employer Liaison Officer

Matt Allen, the Cornwall Pension Fund Employer Liaison Officer, helps to build and maintain good working relationships with the pension scheme’s participating employers including providing training, advice, guidance and support if requested. The Employer Liaison Officer is the first point of contact for employers and where necessary, liaises with others within the team to resolve any queries.

Matt can also attend your locality to deliver briefing sessions for your employees on the main benefits of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and answer any general questions they might have regarding the scheme and Fund. These sessions last approximately 1.5hrs and are suitable for those wishing to join or who are already members. There is no charge associated with these briefing sessions.

If you would like to book an employee briefing session/s, please contact Matt Allen to arrange a suitable time and date by emailing pensions@cornwall.gov.uk

Other employer information

• TUPE transfers and outsourcing guidelines for Local Authorities 
• TUPE transfers and outsourcing guidelines for academies
• Local Government Association HR Guide and Payroll Guides
• Online Additional Pension Contribution (APC) calculator
• Auto-enrolment guidelines
• Bond Policy
• Pension Administration Strategy
• Administration Guide for Employers
• Cornwall Pension Fund Scheme Guide (for employees)

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