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Public sector hot topic: Outsourcing special – where now for the LGPS?

For a PDF version of this hot topic click here Since 1999, the Fair Deal guidance has set out the Government’s policy for protecting the pension benefits of public sector staff who are compulsorily transferred to private sector employers...

Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations

Background The Department for Communities and Local Government (“DCLG”) is consulting on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional...

Public sector briefing – May 2016

The Public Sector briefing May 2016 (PDF) highlights the latest developments in public sector pensions In this briefing: Thee key issues Spotlight – LGPS Pooling: the great LGPS investment exodus...

Revoking and replacing the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2009 – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is consulting on proposals to revoke and replace the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2009, which currently govern the...

Public sector briefing – December 2015

The Public Sector briefing December 2015 highlights the latest developments in public sector pensions In this briefing: LGPS: Investment reform criteria and guidance New LGPS Investment Regulations MiFID reforms: Impact on LGPS...

Public sector briefing – May 2015

The first new style Public Sector briefing takes a look at current issues of interest to those involved with the Local Government Pension Scheme, with a focus on governance. In this Briefing: Spotlight on the Galaxy case New Pension...

LGPS Regulations 2014: better governance and improved accountability – Sackers’ response to consultation

Background On 10 October 2014, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published a consultation on draft regulations relating to the introduction of governance and cost control arrangements for the new Local Government...