Consultation outcome

Merger of Wandsworth and Richmond Upon Thames pension funds

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 4 August 2016
• Last updated: 22 December 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Merger of Wandsworth and Richmond Upon Thames pension funds: government response to consultation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4980-3

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Detail of outcome

The government confirms that it will lay regulations to enable the merger of the pension funds of Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames councils.

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Original consultation

Summary

The proposed regulations would enable the merging of the pension funds of the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames.

This consultation ran from
4 August 2016 to 11:45pm on 15 September 2016

Consultation description

In order to achieve efficiency savings the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond are entering into shared staffing arrangements in which most staff will be jointly employed by both boroughs. Approximately 3,500 staff will be involved, and the intention is to save approximately £10 million per year for each council.

The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 require each borough to maintain a pension fund. Current scheme members that are employed in each borough are members of that borough’s fund.

The proposed regulations would enable the merging of Wandsworth and Richmond pension funds. The members’ pension benefits are set out in the existing regulations and will not be changed. Wandsworth already provides Richmond’s fund administration, and member’s benefits and contributions are set nationally and will not change.

Documents

Consultation: merger of Wandsworth and Richmond Upon Thames pension funds

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4880-6

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The Local Government Pension Scheme (Wandsworth and Richmond Fund Merger) Regulations 2016

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Published 4 August 2016
Last updated 22 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 22 December 2016

   Added government response.

2. 4 August 2016

   First published.