How to join
If you wish to join the LGPS you must opt in by writing to your Scheme employer. You can complete a standard opt in form to do this. If you receive an allowance or salary from more than one authority and you want to build up pension benefits in each role, you must complete a separate joining form for each authority.
When your Scheme employer receives your written election to join, they will bring you into the Scheme from the first day of the next payment period. Membership cannot be backdated. Your Scheme employer will then notify the relevant pension fund who will create a pension account for you. You will receive an official notification of your membership.
You should check your payslip to make sure that pension contributions are being deducted.