Employing Authorities

There are 3 types of employing authority within the LGPS.

• Scheduled Bodies

  A scheduled body is a statutorily defined body within the scheme's regulations and has a statutory obligation to participate in the Scheme.

  The Dyfed Pension Fund's current Scheduled Bodies with pensionable employees include:

  1. Carmarthenshire County Council
  2. Coleg Sir Gar
  3. Ceredigion County Council
  4. Coleg Ceredigion
  5. Dyfed-Powys Police Authority
  6. Mid & West Wales Fire Brigade
  7. Pembrokeshire County Council
  8. Pembrokeshire College
  9. Trinity College Carmarthen
  10. University College of Wales
• Designated Bodies

  Like scheduled bodies, designating bodies are listed in a schedule within the LGPS regulations. Normally, Town and Community Councils make up the bulk of designating bodies, and again the authority has the power to state who is eligible to join the scheme, providing that the admission criteria is met.

  The Dyfed Pension Fund's current Designated Bodies with pensionable employees include:

  1. Aberaeron Town Council
  2. Aberystwyth Town Council 
  3. Betws Community Council
  4. Carmarthen Town Council
  5. Cwmaman Town Council
  6. Gorslas Community Council
  7. Kidwelly Town Council
  8. Llanarthney Community Council
  9. Llanbadarn Fawr Community Council
  10. Llanedi Community Council
  11. Llanelli Rural Council
  12. Llanelli Town Council
  13. Llangennech Community Council
  14. Llannon Community Council
  15. Pembrey & Burry Port Town Council
  16. Pembroke Dock Town Council 
  17. Pembroke Town Council
  18. Tenby Town Council
• Admission Bodies

  There are two types of admission bodies, a Community Admission body (CAB) and a Transferee Admission body (TAB). Certain types of employers can participate in the LGPS via an admission agreement negotiated with the Dyfed Pension Fund. Community Admission bodies include those organisations that provide a public service otherwise for the purposes of gain and has sufficient links with a Scheme Employer to be regarded as having community interest.

  Changes to the LGPS have permitted staff transferred where a service has been outsourced to the private sector to be offered membership of a broadly comparable pension scheme, of for the private sector employer to be offered membership of the LGPS under an admission agreement, known as a Transferee Admission body.

  In order to gain access to the scheme, a TAB must deem to provide a service or assets in connection with the exercise of a function of a Scheme Employer.

  The Dyfed Pension Fund's current Admission Bodies with pensionable employees include:

  1. Adapt Business Services Limited
  2. Burry Port Marina Ltd
  3. Careers Wales West
  4. Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS)
  5. Carmarthenshire Federation of Young Farmers
  6. Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO)
  7. Cwarter Bach
  8. Haverfordwest Swim Pool CTTEE
  9. Iaith Cyfyngedig
  10. Llesiant Delta Wellbeing Ltd
  11. Menter Bro Dinefwr
  12. Menter Castell Nedd PT
  13. Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
  14. Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar
  15. Narberth and District 
  16. Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS)
  17. Pembrokeshire Coast
  18. PLANED
  19. Tai Ceredigion
  20. Victim Support
  21. Visit Pembrokeshire
  22. Welsh Books Council
  23. West Wales Action 
  24. West Wales Valuation Tribunal

  Please Note

  If you wish to receive further information about becoming an Admission Body, please contact the Dyfed Pension Fund.