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Category: Northamptonshire
Employer newsletter September 2021
Save the date for our employer forums!
This year’s employer forums will be hosted remotely for half a day and we’re hoping that this means that more of you will be able to attend. This is a great opportunity to hear about the latest developments with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Fund...
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Funding strategy statement consultation is now open
The Cambridgeshire Pension Fund has launched a consultation on changes to its funding strategy statement (FSS). The amendments to the FSS reflect the introduction of additional flexibilities for managing employer risk as a result of changes made by the government to...
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Local Pension Board Vacancies
West Northamptonshire Council is one of around 87 councils in the UK responsible for administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in its area. In 2014 the governance arrangements changed following a Government requirement for the creation of a Local Pension...
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Public sector exit payments regulations withdrawn
The government has cancelled the public sector exit payments legislation that was introduced on 4 November 2020 as it decided that it may have had unintended consequences. Please continue to process any leavers as you did before the regulations came into force. You...
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Response to the McCloud consultation
The courts have found transitional protections given to older members in the judicial and firefighters’ pension schemes directly discriminated against younger members in those schemes. In line with a government commitment to remove the difference in treatment from all...
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