Government launches LGPS consultation proposing reforms to improve fairness

Government says reforms will bring ‘fairness’ and ‘equality’ to workers in the LGPS

Martin Richmond
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Government launches LGPS consultation proposing reforms to improve fairness

The government has published a consultation which outlines a series of reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in a bid to improve fairness.

The government said the consultation, Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access and fairness, seeks to build on its Make Work Pay agenda and would look to boost member benefits a...

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