Latest news & announcements

Your data - General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

17 May 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new set of European Union regulations due to come into force on 25 May 2018. It will change how organisations process and handle data, with the key aim of giving greater protection and rights to individuals.

The Avon Pension Fund already has procedures in place which comply with similar data protection principles under the Data Protection Act 1998. The new regulations will reinforce these existing requirements, and members are unlikely to notice a change in the service they receive from the Avon Pension Fund.

High Court judgement removes requirement for co-habiting nomination form

14 May 2018

A recent High Court judgement has removed the requirement for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to nominate their cohabiting partner to receive a survivor’s pension in the event of their death.

The outcome of this case effectively removes the requirement for a co-habiting nomination form from regulations and enables a LGPS administering authority to pay a partner’s pension, to the partner (who meets the definition of co-habiting partner set out in schedule 1 of the LGPS Regulations 2013) of a deceased member who died without completing a nomination form, and who left active membership on or after 1 April 2008 and prior to 1 April 2014.

Annual Report 2016/17 published

19 October 2017

Annual Report 2016-17 The Fund's latest Annual Report for 2016/2017 is now available.

Annual Report 2016-2017

Pension Board Annual Report 2016/17 published

25 August 2017

The Avon Pension Fund Pension Board has published its Annual Report for 2016/17. This can be viewed on the Pension Board web page.

Brunel Partnership company recruiting

2 June 2017

The Brunel Pension Partnesrship company is now recruiting for executive roles. Details can be found at: https://www.brunelpensionpartnership.org/en/news/2017/05/brunel-company-executive-role-recruitment

SAB publishes annual report

24 May 2017

The Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) has published its Annual Report. The report can be viewed at : http://www.lgpsboard.org/index.php/schemedata/scheme-annual-report

Survey on the 50/50 section of the LGPS

25 April 2017

The LGPS Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) has asked that Local Government Pension Scheme members are encouraged to complete an online survey regarding the 50/50 section of the scheme.

The survey is available at: www.lgpsmember.org

It will only take around 30 seconds to complete as there are a maximum of three questions to be answered and submissions will remain anonymous.

Planning for retirement - topping up your State Pension

20 April 2017

As a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) you were previously ‘contracted out’ of the additional State Pension and therefore received a rebate on your National Insurance (NI) contributions. From 6 April 2016 this rebate ceased and the LGPS is longer ‘contracted out’.

South West Pension Funds appoint independent chair

6 April 2017

The South West Pension Funds have appointed Denise Le Gal as its Independent Chair of the £25 billion Brunel Pension Partnership Limited.

The Partnership is one of eight national pooled funds, and will oversee the investment of the majority of pension assets for Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Environment Agency, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire Funds.