Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 58490

Local Government Pension Scheme

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are able to prevent new employees from joining the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Answer

Jim McMahon
It is unlawful for local authorities to prevent their new employees from joining the Local Government Pension Scheme. Local authorities are scheduled bodies, as defined by part 1 of Schedule 2 of the LGPS Regulations 2013, and scheduled bodies must offer ...

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