Discretion Regulation Exercised by Notes to include: employer process: policy decision To whom to offer membership R3(1)(b) & RSch 2, Part 2 Employer Employer needs to designate an of the LGPS (designation individual either in name or role, or bodies) group as being eligible to be members Mainly town and parish Send in copy of council minutes councils showing the effective date Which employees to designate R3(1)(c) & R4(2)(b) Employer Will be detailed in the admission for membership (admission agreement and this group will have bodies) LGPS as their qualifying pension scheme at auto enrolment Determine rate of R9(1) & R9(3) Employer For each employment ; inform employees’ contributions members Whether, how much, and in R16(2)(e)* & R16(4)(d)* Employer what circumstances to contribute to a shared cost APC scheme Whether, how much, and in R17(1) & definition of SCAVC in Employer what circumstances to RSch 1 contribute to shared cost AVC arrangements entered into on or after 1/4/14 Whether, how much, and in TP15(1)(d) & A25(3) Employer what circumstances to continue to contribute to a shared cost AVC arrangement entered into before 1/4/14 Allow late application to convert TP15(1)(b) & Employer scheme AVCs into membership L66(8) & former L66(9)(b) credit i.e. allow application more than 30 days after cessation of active membership (where AVC arrangement was entered into before 13/11/01)
Discretion Regulation Exercised by Notes to include: employer process: policy decision To whom to offer membership of the LGPS (designation bodies) Mainly town and parish councils R3(1)(b) & RSch 2, Part 2 Employer Employer needs to designate an individual either in name or role, or group as being eligible to be members Send in copy of council minutes showing the effective date Which employees to designate for membership (admission bodies) R3(1)(c) & R4(2)(b) Employer Will be detailed in the admission agreement and this group will have LGPS as their qualifying pension scheme at auto enrolment Determine rate of employees’ contributions R9(1) & R9(3) Employer For each employment ; inform members Whether, how much, and in what circumstances to contribute to a shared cost APC scheme R16(2)(e)* & R16(4)(d)* Employer Whether, how much, and in what circumstances to contribute to shared cost AVC arrangements entered into on or after 1/4/14 R17(1) & definition of SCAVC in RSch 1 Employer Whether, how much, and in what circumstances to continue to contribute to a shared cost AVC arrangement entered into before 1/4/14 TP15(1)(d) & A25(3) Employer Allow late application to convert scheme AVCs into membership credit i.e. allow application more than 30 days after cessation of active membership (where AVC arrangement was entered into before 13/11/01) TP15(1)(b) & L66(8) & former L66(9)(b) Employer
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