Employer Policies on Discretions

As it is an occupational pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is administered by both Administering Authorities (like the Avon Pension Fund of Bath & NE Somerset Council) and Employing Authorities (the individual Scheme Employers which participate in the LGPS).

Avon Pension Fund and the Scheme Employers have separate responsibilities and discretions to exercise when they administer the LGPS. These are listed in the document Discretions which has been compiled by the Local Government Employers organisation.

Scheme Employers are required to publish policies on how they will exercise some of the discretions they have under the LGPS Regulations, no later than 3 months after they became a Scheme Employer of the LGPS which came into being on 1 April 2008, and forward a copy to Avon Pension Fund. The discretions that Scheme Employers must publish policies on are:

• Power of employer to increase total membership of an active member
  (Benefits Regulation 12)
• Power of employing authority to award additional pension
  (Benefits Regulation 13)
• Flexible retirement (Benefits Regulation 18)
• Choice of early payment of pension (Benefits Regulation 30)

Scheme members can request to see a copy of their employer’s policies at any time.

Employers policies on discretions which have been received by the fund can be viewed in PDF format by using the A - Z index below.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Active Community Engagement LTD       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Agilisys         N/A
Agincare Limited       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Aquaterra Leisure       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Aramark Limited       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Ashley House Hostel       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Associated Examining Board   (now merged with Assessment Qualifications Alliance)   N/A    Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Avon County Council       N/A    N/A (ceased in Avon Pension Fund 31-03-1996)
Avon Fire & Rescue       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Avon Magistrates Courts Committee   (now Avon & Somerset Magistrates Courts Committee)   N/A (ceased in Avon Pension Fund 31-3-2001)   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Avon Probation Service   (now Avon & Somerset Probation Service)   N/A   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Backwell Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Bam Construct UK (HBG)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Bath & North East Somerset Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Bath & North East Somerset Racial Equality Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Bath Spa University       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Bath Tourism Plus       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Beechen Cliff School (former Grant Maintained school)       N/A   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Bespoke Cleaning Services       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Bradley Stoke Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Brandon Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Bristol Cathedral Choir School Academy       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Bristol City Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Bristol Royal Society for the Blind   (now merged with RNIB)   N/A   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Cabot Learning Federation of Academies   (formerly Bristol Brunel Academy and John Cabot Academy)   Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Care Quality Commission   (formerly the Commission for Social Care Inspection)   Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Centre for Deaf People       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Charter Trustees of the City of Bath       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Churchill Contract Services Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
City Academy Bristol       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
City of Bath College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
City of Bristol College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Clevedon Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
College of Care and Early Education   (now merged with Filton College)   SEE POLICIES OF FILTON COLLEGE   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Colston Girls’ School Academy       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Community Action     N/A   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Connexions West of England   (formerly Learning Partnership West)   Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Destination Bristol       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Doddington Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Downend and Bromley Heath Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
E
Easton-in-Gordano Parish Council       POLICY NOT RECEIVED
Eden Food Service (Initial Catering)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
English Landscapes       POLICY NOT RECEIVED   N/A
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Filton College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Filton Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Frampton Cotterell Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Hanham Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Hanham Abbots Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Holburne Museum of Art       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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ISS Mediclean (Bristol City)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
ISS Mediclean (Bristol Brunel Academy)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Keynsham Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Kier Facilities Services Limited         NA
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Learning Partnership West Limited   (formerly Connexions West of England)    SEE POLICIES OF CONNEXIONS WEST OF ENGLAND   N/A
Liberata UK Limited       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   NA
Long Ashton Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Mama Bear’s Day Nursery       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Mangotsfield Rural Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Merchants’ Academy       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Merlin Housing Society Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
MLA South West (SW Museums Council)   (formerly Area Museums Council for the South West)   Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Mouchel Business Services Ltd (B&NES Schools)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Mouchel Business Services Ltd (HBS)(B&NES)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Mouchel Business Services Ltd (North Somerset)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Nailsea Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Northgate Information Solutions UK Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
North Somerset Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
North Somerset Housing Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Norton Radstock College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Norton Radstock Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Oasis Academy Bristol       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Off the Record B&NES       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Oldfield School (former Grant Maintained school)       N/A   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Oldland Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Patchway Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Paulton Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Portishead and North Weston Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Prospects Services Ltd (Connexions Gloucestershire)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Quadron Services Limited       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
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RM Data Solutions (Forvus/SIR UK)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
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Saltford Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Shaw Healthcare (North Somerset) Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
SITA Holdings UK Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Skanska (Bristol Brunel Academy)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Skanska (Bristol City)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
SLM Community Leisure (Everyone Active)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
SLM Fitness and Health (Everyone Active)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Somer Community Housing Trust       POLICY AVAILABLE FROM SOMER HUMAN RESOURCES
Somer Housing Group       POLICY AVAILABLE FROM SOMER HUMAN RESOURCES
Soundwell College   (now merged with City of Bristol College)   SEE POLICIES OF CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
South Gloucestershire Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
South Gloucestershire Leisure Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Southern Brooks Community Partnership       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Southwest Grid for Learning Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
St Brendan’s 6th Form College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Stoke Gifford Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Team Clean Ltd       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   N/A
Thornbury Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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University of Bath   Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for Flexible Retirement
University of the West of England       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
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Vision North Somerset (Woodspring)       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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West Mendip Internal Drainage Board       Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Westerleigh Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
West of England Sports Trust       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Weston College       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Weston-super-Mare Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
Whitchurch Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Winterbourne Parish Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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Yate Town Council       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008   Discretionary Policy for leavers from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2008
Yes Dining Limited       Discretionary Policy for membership after 31-03-2008
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17/06/2011