Please find below the 2023/2024 employer forms for use when notifying the pension team of any amendments to a member's pensionable status. A number of guides are also available providing more detail about the administration of the LGPS.
Employer Forms
LGS1B – Brief Guide to the LGPS
LGS15A – Admission to the Scheme
LGS15B – Changes to pensionable status
LGS15C – Withdrawal from the Scheme
LGS15C (i-Connect) - Withdrawal form for i-Connect users
LGS15 (MAIN) – Re-entry to the MAIN Section of the LGPS
LGS15A (50/50) – Admission to the 50/50 section of the LGPS
LGS15D – Opt-out notification
LGS18 - Final Pay/APP Additional Information sheet
Employer Estimate Request forms
EST3 – Employer estimate request form for an active scheme member
EST3 (i-Connect users) - Employer estimate request form for an active scheme member i-Connect users
EST4 – Employer estimate request form for a former scheme member
Member forms
LGS5 – Expression of Wish for payment of a Death Grant
LGS6 – Co-habiting partner information form
LGS10 – Election to opt in to the LGPS
LGS10B – Election for re-entry to the MAIN Section of the LGPS
LGS13 – Declaration of Previous Pension Rights
LGS5050 – 50/50 election form and factsheet
Ill-Health Certificates
LGS26 - Occupational Health Ill Health Retirement Certification for a Current (active) Employee
LGS26B - Occupational Health Ill health Retirement Certification for a Deferred Beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee on or after 1 April 2008 and before 1 April 2014
LGS26C - Occupational Health Ill health Retirement Certification for a Deferred Beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee on or after 1 April 1998 and before 1 April 2008
LGS26D - Occupational Health Ill health Retirement Certification for a Deferred Beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee before 1 April 1998
LGS26F - Occupational Health Ill health Retirement Certification for a Deferred Beneficiary who ceased membership as an employee on or after 1 April 2014
3rd Tier Ill-heath certificates
LGS26E1 - 3rd Tier Ill Health Retirement Review Certificate for a Current 3rd Tier Pensioner where the cessation of employment occurred after 31 March 2014 – England and Wales – Review taking place 18 months after the date of cessation of employment
LGS26E2 - 3rd Tier Ill Health Retirement Review Certificate for a Suspended 3rd Tier Pensioner where the cessation of employment occurred before 1 April 2014 – England and Wales – Review taking place 3 or more years after the date of cessation of the 3rd tier pension
LGS26E3 - 3rd Tier Ill Health Retirement Review Certificate for a Suspended 3rd Tier Pensioner where the cessation of employment occurred after 31 March 2014 – England and Wales – Review taking place 3 or more years after the date of cessation of the 3rd tier pension
LGS26E4 - 3rd Tier Ill Health Retirement Review Certificate for a Suspended 3rd Tier Pensioner where the cessation of employment occurred after 31 March 2014 – England and Wales – Review taking place at the request of the member whilst the 3rd Tier pension is in payment or within 3 years after payment of the 3rd Tier pension has been discontinued
LGS26E5 - 3rd Tier Ill Health Retirement Review Certificate for a Suspended 3rd Tier Pensioner where the cessation of employment occurred before 1 April 2014 – England and Wales – Review taking place within 3 years of date of cessation of the 3rd Tier pension
Year-end guidance
Employer Contribution Return
2023/2024
Employer contribution return guidance (2023/2024)
Employer contribution return form (2023/2024)
2022/2023
Employer contribution return guidance (2022/2023)
Employer contribution return spreadsheet (2022/2023)
Leave of Absence - Shared Cost APC documents
Leave of Absence Guide - Option to Buy Back contributions
Leave of Absence employer template letters
Leave of Absence list of employer actions
LGA employer administration guides
LGPS HR administration guide
LGPS Payroll administration guide
Other useful guides
Employer Liabilities and Costs within the LGPS