Inherited staff liabilities

Inherited staff liabilities are certain staff-related commitments of previously local authority maintained universities and colleges of higher education. These liabilities were transferred from the local authority to higher education institutions (HEIs) on incorporation. Consequently, acts of parliament in 1988 and 1992 empowered first the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (PCFC), and then HEFCE, to reimburse certain institutions and local education authorities for staff-related liabilities.

The liabilities for which we may provide reimbursement fall into three main categories:

early retirement or redundancy compensation payments
protection of salary
pension increases under local government superannuation schemes for former non-teaching staff in institutions formerly funded by the PCFC.

Annual outturn statement 2012-13

The annual outturn statement for 2012-13 is due for completion online by Friday 28 June 2013.

Guidance for completion is available below.

Guidance for completion of 2012-13 Staff Related Inherited Liabilities return

Download the Guidance for completion of 2012-13 Staff Related Inherited Liabilities return as PDF (442 KB) | Download the Guidance for completion of 2011-12 Staff Related Inherited Liabilities return as MS Word (1,168 KB)

Access keys for the system will be sent out by Thursday 28 February 2013. For further information, contact Donna Iafrati at HEFCE, e-mail d.iafrati@hefce.ac.uk, tel 0117 931 7357.

Further information and submissions

For further information and submissions for inherited staff liability, contact Donna Iafrati at HEFCE, e-mail d.iafrati@hefce.ac.uk, tel 0117 931 7357.

Page last updated 25 February 2013