4. Data Protection

4. Data Protection

The main legislation governing personal data is the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Scheme employers are under a statutory obligation, as detailed in Regulation 80 of the LGPS Regulations, to provide certain personal data relating to its members on an annual basis. This includes name, gender, date of birth, national insurance number, pensionable pay, employer and employee pension contributions, details of any additional pension contributions and additional voluntary contributions. Full details are set out in our Memorandum of Understanding.

Data must be securely transferred to the Fund by i-Connect or Globalscape as explained on the Fund's employer website.

Pension related data must be retained in accordance with the Fund’s Data Retention Policy. There is separate guidance for employers about our expectations for the retention of personal data we may require when administering the Scheme.

Further details on how the Fund uses, manages and shares data can be found in our privacy notice.