The government introduced legislation in 2012/13 to ensure individuals have another source of income when they retire, in addition to their state pension. Since 2013, employers have been required to automatically enrol their employees into a qualifying workplace pension scheme, such as the LGPS, if they’re not already in one.
Thereafter, employers have had to re-enrol employees who decide to opt out of the pension scheme every 3 years. The next re-enrolment date for the Environment Agency is 1 March 2025, and work is already underway to ensure compliance (the re-enrolment date for NRW employees isn’t until 1 July 2026 – so this isn’t happening just yet).
If you’re an Environment Agency employee and currently a member of the 50:50 section, or if you opted out of the EAPF, you’ll be automatically re-enrolled into the main section on 1 March 2025. However, you can opt out or move back to the 50:50 section again at that point if you wish. Look out for some information from the Environment Agency in early 2025 if this affects you.