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Pension Schemes
Please note that, as you work for an employer which participates in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), key payroll data may be provided to bodies responsible for auditing and administering public funds for the purposes of preventing and detecting fraud under the government's National Fraud Initiative. For more details, see www.avonpensionfund.org.uk/nfi or contact Avon Pension Fund, Bath & N.E. Somerset Council, Riverside, Keynsham, BS31 1LA.
- Teachers Pension Scheme (for Academic staff)
- Teachers Pension Scheme opt-out form (.pdf)
- Find out what your contribution rate is here (Academic staff)
- Local Government Pension Scheme (for Support staff)
- Find out what your contribution rate is here (Support staff)
- An updated LGPS video about the scheme, including full details of the 2009/2010 Contribution Earnings Bands in operation from 1 April 2009, is available to view online here, or you can borrow the DVD from HR's learning and development resources.
- Local Government Pension Scheme opt-out form
- Local Government Pension Scheme Employer discretionary powers (.doc)
If you wish to join either scheme please contact HR for an information pack.
Please note that it is an individual's responsibility to report significant events to the University which will impact on the administration of their pension. Such events include divorce, marriage, death of a spouse and name changes by deed poll or another reason.