Local Government Pension Scheme

Scottish Borders Council has been fined £250,000 after former employees' pension records were found in an overflowing recycling bin in a supermarket car park.

Here it is. The a handy table to compare the current (2008) LGPS with the newly agreed 2014 scheme.

Unions have reached an agreement with ministers over the reform of the local government pension scheme.

Leading local government pension scheme figure Ian Greenwood has lost his seat on Bradford City Council removing him as chair of the £7.9bn West Yorkshire Pension Fund.

The Prudential has won a contract to provide an additional voluntary contribution scheme to employees of Powys County Council.

London councillors are exploring plans for a £30bn pan-London pension fund merging the assets of Transport for London, the City of London Corporation and 33 borough councils.

Keith Bray looks at the rise of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum and explains how, by acting together, council pension schemes can maximise their influence as shareholders.

Professional Pensions is to hold an online debate to discuss Local Government Pension Scheme administration on 29 February at 11am.

Unions and local government employers will meet early next week to kick off three months' of intense talks designed to produce a new Local Government Pension Scheme.

Michael Bow on the LGPS reform roadmap