HCLG has launched a consultation on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. The proposed changes are intended to improve fairness in and access to the LGPS. The proposals include:
- addressing survivor pensions and deaths grants
- addressing the Gender Pension Gap in the LGPS
- collecting data on how many members opt out of the scheme and why
- changes to forfeiture, aiming to tackle long-standing issues with forfeiture in the LGPS
- several technical changes to how the McCloud remedy operates
- a number of other miscellaneous changes, including changes to five-year refunds, pre 2014 AVCs and small pot payments.
The consultation also includes questions on the potential administrator burden and the Government’s duty under Public Sector Equality Duty.
MHCLG has published a draft statutory instrument, the Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025, alongside this consultation.
The consultation closes on 7 August 2025.
You can view the consultation documents on the scheme consultations page of www.lgpsregs.org.