Policy papers and consultations

A package of proposed reforms regarding the investments of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 22 November 2023

• Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): Next steps on investments

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

This consultation seeks views on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS).

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 8 September 2023

• ‘McCloud’ remedy in the LGPS – supplementary issues and scheme regulations

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

This consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the rules of the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 11 May 2023

• Local Government Pension Scheme: Changes to the Scheme Advisory Board cost management process

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: 1. This consultation…

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

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 6 April 2023

This consultation seeks views on changing the LGPS CARE annual revaluation date from 1 April to 6 April. This is to mitigate the impacts of high inflation on annual allowance calculations.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 9 March 2023

We are seeking views on proposals to strengthen the pensions protections that apply when employees are outsourced from their LGPS employer.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 8 September 2022

This consultation seeks views on proposals to require Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authorities in England and Wales to assess, manage and report on climate-related risks, in line with the recommendati…

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 1 September 2022

Consultation seeking views on policy proposals to amend the rules of the local government pension scheme in England and Wales.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 2 March 2021

We are consulting on a proposal to merge two local government pension funds – the Northumberland Pension Fund and the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 14 May 2020

We are consulting on a proposal to merge 2 local government pension scheme funds - the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension Fund.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 18 October 2019

We are consulting on amendments to the local government pension scheme which are necessary to respond to recent legal judgements and meet existing policy objectives.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 18 December 2018

Consultation on the regulations relating to the introduction of new governance arrangements and a cost control mechanism for the firefighters’ pension schemes in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 13 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This equality statement considers the impact of the proposed firefighters’ pension scheme design from April 2015.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 13 September 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government