Behind the scenes

This section gives you a little background about how the Fund is organised, who writes the Scheme rules, and so on.

About the Local Government Pension Scheme
The Local Government Pension Scheme, or LGPS,  is a statutory final salary scheme, and its benefits are guaranteed by law. It is a contracted out scheme, which means it meets the requirements of the Department for Work & Pensions, because its benefits are at least as good as their model scheme. So as a member you are taken out of the State Second Pension (S2P), and pay less National Insurance.

The Scheme is a registered pension scheme for tax purposes, in other words it meets the requirements of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) so you get tax relief on your contributions.

The Scheme rules are written by the Department for Communities and Local Government and are passed by Parliament.

Department for Communities and Local Government website

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