Admitted body status meaning

In legal practice, admitted body status describes an employer that is not a local authority but is admitted to participate in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) so it can provide active LGPS membership to eligible staff, typically those who transfer to it on an outsourcing (e.g. under TUPE). The concept is set out in LGPS legislation: England and Wales (Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, Schedule 2), Scotland (Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Schedule 2) and Northern Ireland (Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Schedule 2). The regulations use admission body and admission agreement; admitted body status is the common shorthand. Key features include: entry via an admission agreement with the administering authority (and, for transferee admission bodies, the letting authority); categories of admission (transferee and community admission bodies); employer contribution rates set by the fund actuary; security requirements (bond or guarantor); compliance with LGPS rules; and cessation on contract end, often triggering an exit debt or credit and any agreed risk‑sharing or pass‑through. Originally enabled from 1999 to support outsourcing while protecting LGPS access, the regime is now embedded in the current LGPS framework. Usage is broadly consistent across Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the term...