Pensions Administration
The following documents outline the policies and discretions of South Tyneside Council and the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund.
Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Pensions Administration Strategy[pdf - 207kb] | Helps employers and the Fund to work together more effectively in fulfilling their joint responsibilities in administering the Scheme |
| Discretions within the LGPS - Administering Authority Discretions[pdf - 456kb] | Most of the rules within the LGPS can only be changed by an Act of Parliament. However, there are some rules with discretions placed upon them. Discretions are powers that allow us to choose how we will apply these rules |
| Delegated authority to administer discretions[pdf - 107kb] | Extract from Committee Report to show delegated authority to administer discretions dated 4 June 2013 |
| Recovery of overpaid pension on death[pdf - 237kb] | A policy to explain how the Fund will treat cases where a member has been overpaid pension following their death |
| Death Grant Nomination Procedure[pdf - 258kb] | Background documents relating to Death Grant Nomination procedures |
| Children's pensions - eligibility criteria[pdf - 272kb] | A policy to detail the Fund's criteria for a child to be eligible to receive a child's pension |
| Safeguarding protocol[pdf - 178kb] | The protocol the Fund uses to protect the interests of our pensioner members |
| Safeguarding Protocol Principles[pdf - 158kb] | The principles used to support the Safeguarding protocol |
| Certificates[pdf - 241kb] | A policy to detail the Fund's approach to collecting personal information from certificates |
| Transfer out quotation policy[pdf - 247kb] | A policy relating to the Fund's service for transfer quotations |
| Policy on estimate quotations requested by members[pdf - 175kb] | A policy relating to the Fund's service for estimate quotations requested by the Fund's members |
| Unhappy with your pension benefits? | The Fund's formal approach to resolving disputes from members about their pension |
| Increasing your benefits | The Fund's approach to offering our active members the opportunity to pay extra to provide extra pension benefits |
