Consultation outcome

Local Government Pension Scheme – amendments to the statutory underpin

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

Following consideration of the responses, the government has confirmed the steps it will be taking to resolve the McCloud age discrimination in respect of the Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales).

Powers to implement this approach were contained in the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022, which received Royal Assent in March 2022.


Original consultation

Summary

We are consulting on proposals to remove age discrimination from the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS).

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Consultation description

The courts have found transitional protections given to older members in the judicial and firefighters’ pension schemes directly discriminated against younger members in those schemes.

In line with a government commitment to remove the difference in treatment from all public service pension schemes with similar protections, we are seeking views on proposals that would extend LGPS statutory underpin protection to younger members of the scheme.

Documents

Amendments to the local government pension scheme statutory underpin

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Equality analysis for Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales) consultation - addressing unlawful age discrimination

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Annex A - Local Government Pension Scheme - McCloud/Sargeant litigation: equalities impact

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Published 16 July 2020
Last updated 6 April 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added government response, equalities impact assessments and McCloud judgement factsheet.

  2. First published.