Pensions Administration Strategy

Dorset County Pension Fund (“the Fund”) is responsible for the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (“LGPS”) within the geographical area of Dorset. The Fund also administers the LGPS on behalf of a number of qualifying employers who are not situated within the Dorset area. The service is carried out by Dorset Council (“the administering authority”) on behalf of qualifying employers and ultimately the LGPS members.

This document is the Pensions Administration Strategy statement outlining the policies and performance standards towards providing a cost-effective, inclusive and high quality pensions and administration service. Delivery of such an administration service is not the responsibility of one person or one organisation, but is rather the joint working of a number of different stakeholders, which between them are responsible for delivering the pensions administration
service to meet the diverse needs of the membership. As the cost of this service is borne by the Fund, and effectively recharged pro-rata to each employer via the contribution rate, it is in everyone's interests to ensure an efficient cost-effective provision.