Information for employers

Employers in the East Sussex Pension Fund

The East Sussex Local Government Pension Fund (LGPF) is administered by East Sussex County Council, but other councils and public authorities can join the scheme. All employers, together with their contribution rates, are listed in the Participating employers document.

A revised Employer Guide to the Pension Scheme will be published here shortly. In the meantime, for information on how the scheme is administered and the rules affecting employers, please refer to the existing Employers guide.

Pension discretions

East Sussex County Council has a number of discretions in relation to the LGPS which are listed in its Discretions policy statement.

Pension disputes

The rules for dealing with disputes about pensions are described in the Dispute resolution procedure document.

Teachers' Pension Fund

Teachers have their own pension arrangements through the Teachers' Pension Fund.

Firefighters' Pension Fund

Firefighters have their own pension arrangements through the Firefighters' Pension Fund.

Pension forms

Employers should use the following forms to notify Serco of any changes to their members' circumstances.

• Form − new starters or amended member's details (LGPS-5A)
• Form − amending member's details (LGPS-5B)
• Form − decisions taken on leaving pensionable employment (LGPS-7A)
• Form − early leavers of the scheme (LGPS-8A)
• Form − scheme member's retirement (LGPS-9A)
• Form − death in service (LGPS-10A)
• Form − tell your employee about their LGPS entry (LGPS-SN1)
• Form − premature retirement or redundancy (LSGRT1)
• Form − pre-retirement estimate (LGSRET2-OA)

Early retirement due to ill health

Employers participating in the East Sussex County Council Pension Fund should send the following forms onto a registered medical practitioner to complete.

• Form – Medical certificate for a current employee (LGPS IH-1)
• Form – Medical certificate for a deferred beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee on or after 1 April 2008 (LGPS IH-2A)
• Form – Medical certificate for a deferred beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee on or after 1 April 1998 and before 1 April 2008 (LGPS IH-2B)
• Form – Medical certificate for a deferred beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee before 1 April 1998 (LGPS IH-2C)
• Form – Medical certificate for a current Councillor (LGPS IH-3A)
• Form – Medical certificate for a deferred Councillor member (LGPS IH-3B)
• Form – Tier 3 ill health retirement review certificate for a current third tier pensioner (LGPS IH)

Please note that administration of the pension scheme is now carried out by Serco. It was previously carried out by ITNET plc, and some forms and documents may still contain references to ITNET. Before returning any forms, please check the latest contact details.