Updated: Added summary of responses to the Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014, plus the government response to it.
This consultation commences a second period of statutory consultation on the new Local Government Pension Scheme which will come into effect from 1 April 2014 and will cover draft regulations on membership, contributions and benefits, transitional provisions and miscellaneous provisions.
Further consultation exercises covering the remainder of the new scheme will follow shortly, including a separate consultation on councillor access.
Closing dates
Please note there are separate closing dates for the different elements of the consultation:
- 3 May 2013 - Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013
- 24 May 2013 - transitional provisions and miscellaneous amendments