Policy paper

Local government pension scheme regulations: information on persons to be consulted

Published 8 April 2014

Applies to England and Wales

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List of bodies the Secretary of State would normally expect to consult:

1.

Before making regulations in exercise of the power in section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to establish pension schemes for local government workers in England and Wales, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (“responsible authority”) is required by section 21(1) of that Act to consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by those regulations. This statement sets out those persons whom the Secretary of State would normally expect to consult.

2.

Consultations are available to members of the public via the gov.uk website, but as a matter of routine the Secretary of State would expect to consult the people in the following list:

  • County Councils (England and Wales)
  • District Councils (England)
  • County Borough Councils (Wales)
  • London Borough Councils
  • Mayor of London
  • Greater London Authority and functional bodies
  • Council of the Isles of Scilly
  • Environment Agency
  • London Pension Fund Authority
  • South Yorkshire Pension Fund Authority
  • National Assembly for Wales
  • Welsh Government
  • Secretary of State for Justice
  • City of London Corporation
  • South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority
  • West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority
  • Fire and Rescue Authorities in England and Wales
  • Police and Crime Commissioners England and Wales
  • Government Actuary’s Department
  • Association of Local Authority Medical Advisers
  • Local Government Association
  • Association of Local Authority Chief Executives
  • Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
  • Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting
  • Association of Colleges
  • Association of Consulting Actuaries
  • Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
  • The Law Society
  • Association of District Treasurers
  • Society of County Treasurers
  • Society of Welsh Treasurers
  • Society of Metropolitan Treasurers
  • Society of London Treasurers
  • National Association of Pension Funds
  • Society of Local Council Clerks
  • TaxPayers’ Alliance
  • Trades Union Congress
  • GMB
  • UNISON
  • Unite
  • Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
  • Public Sector People Managers’ Association
  • NAPO
  • Confederation of British Industry
  • Business Services Association
  • National Housing Federation
  • Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  • Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
  • Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)

3.

In other limited circumstances where, for example, detailed technical issues relating to the pension schemes need to be raised, the Secretary of State may draw a relevant shortlist from those listed above.

4.

This statement will be kept up to date.

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