Our experienced pensions advisors provide a professional, responsive and value-led pensions administration service

Our technical experts will ensure that your school keeps pace and remains compliant, with changing legislation.

Services provided include:

  • A full administration service for all aspects of the Local Government and Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Completion and submission of statutory pension returns
  • Advice and calculations of financial implications of pensions as a result of employment changes such as restructures, redundancies and retirements
  • Provision of Pension Service Statements to members
  • Specialist pensions advice and support for TUPE transfers and academy conversions

Costs

Maintained schools:

Detail

Cost

Schools purchasing HR Advisory and HR Advisory Plus packages

Free

N.B. For maintained schools that choose not to purchase an HR Advisory package, a mandatory annual charge for any statutory pensions administration that is undertaken on their behalf will be levied. This will be charged at the following rates:

Detail

Cost

Schools purchasing EMSS payroll (non HR Advisory customers)

£675.00

Schools using an external payroll provider (non HR Advisory customers)

£1150.00

Where maintained schools choose external payroll provision they are strongly urged to contact the City Council pensions team to discuss pensions requirements beforehand to ensure the necessary statutory information can be provided.

Academies:

Cost for academies choosing to use Pensions Services:

Detail

Cost

Academies purchasing HR Advisory and HR Advisory Plus packages

Free

Academies purchasing EMSS payroll (non HR Advisory customers)

£675.00

Schools using an external payroll provider (non HR Advisory customers)

£1150.00

Please contact the Pension team for further details on 0115 87 62270, email