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How the LGPS works for employers

A guaranteed, index-linked, final salary pension scheme is a valuable recruitment and retention tool. Though salaries in the public sector may tend to be lower than in the private sector, a report by the Audit Commission revealed that it is the whole package on offer, including a guaranteed pension, that attracts staff to the public sector: more ...

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Annual Seminar Slides
See our slides from our Annual Employer Seminar held on the 9 December.

Strain costs
Read our understanding strain briefing here.

July 2009 - Discretionary Regulations changes
The Discretionary Regulations were recently changed. The changes affect Scheduled bodies (and some admitted bodies) more

Changes to the pension regulations
The LGPS section details scheme changes that happened on 1 April 2009. LGPS09

Service Level Agreements and Partnership Agreements
We have begun working with some of our larger employers to set up partnership agreements. These documents clarify roles and responsibilities for both employers and Lothian Pension Fund to ensure we are working together effectively to provide an excellent service for Scheme members. We will be rolling these out to all employers this year, starting with our larger employers in the first instance.

Events - presentation slides
Finance Seminar - June 2009
Annual Seminar 2008