Local government pensions

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is the main pension scheme for the local government sector in England and Wales.

As well as being participating employers in the LGPS, some local authorities are also administering authorities and have a separate role in administering the regional funds within the LGPS. Administering authorities may also provide third party administration services to other public service pension scheme funds, such as the Police Pension Scheme and the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme.

Local authorities may also participate in:

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the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in respect of teachers employed at certain maintained schools, and
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the NHS Pension Scheme in respect of former NHS employees whose employment has transferred to such local authorities

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

The main pension scheme for local authorities is the LGPS. The LGPS is a statutory, public service pension scheme for local government and related employees in England and Wales. There are separate schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland. For information on Scotland, see Practice Note: Public sector pension schemes in England and Scotland—key differences.

The LGPS is the largest of all the public service

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