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) Ceredigion County Council
  3) Coleg Ceredigion
  4) Coleg Sir Gar
  5) Dyfed-Powys Police
  6) Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service
  7) Pembrokeshire College
  8) Pembrokeshire Cost National Parks
  9) Pembrokeshire County Council

• 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) Aberystwyth Town Council
  2) Carmarthen Town Council
  3) Cwmaman Town Council
  4) Gorslas Community Council
  5) Kidwelly Town Council
  6) Llanarthne Community Council
  7) Llanbadarn Fawr Community Council
  8) Llanedi Community Council
  9) Llanelli Rural Council
  10) Llanelli Town Council
  11) Llangennech Community Council
  12) Llannon Community Council
  13) Pembrey & Burry Port Town Council
  14) Pembroke Dock Town Council
  15) Pembroke Town Council
  16) 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) Aberystwyth University
  2) Adapt Business Services Limited
  3) Barcud Cyf. (formerly Tai Ceredigion Cyf.)
  4) Burry Port Marina Ltd
  5) Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO)
  6) Careers Wales West
  7) Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS)
  8) Carmarthenshire Federation of Young Farmers
  9) Cwmni Iaith (Iaith Cyf.)
  10) Leonard Cheshire Disability
  11) Llesiant Delta Wellbeing Ltd
  12) Menter Bro Dinefwr
  13) Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
  14) Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar
  15) Menter Nedd a Afan
  16) Narberth & District Community & Sports Association.
  17) Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS)
  18) PLANED
  19) Pobl Group (formerly Grwp Gwalia Cyf.)
  20) SWIM NARBERTH
  21) University of Wales - Trinity Saint David
  22) Visit Pembrokeshire Ltd
  23) Welsh Books Council
  24) West Wales Action for Mental Health
  25) West Wales Valuation Tribunal

  Please Note

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