Non-scheme consultations
Consultations undertaken by the Government that have general or consequential impacts on the LGPS in Scotland. For consultations that relate specifically to the LGPS in Scotland, visit our Scheme consultations page.
» 2024
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| 30 October 2024 | 22 January 2025 | Inheritance Tax on pensions: liability, reporting and payment | GOV.UK website |
» 2023
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| 18 July 2023 | 12 September 2023 | Abolishing the pensions lifetime allowance | GOV.UK website | LGA response | |
| 22 May 2023 | 19 June 2023 | The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination)(Tax)(No.2) Regulations 2023 | GOV.UK website Draft regulations |
LGA response |
» 2022
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| 24 Nov 2022 | 6 January 2023 | The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) Regulations 2023 | GOV.UK website Draft regulations |
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| 24 Nov 2022 | 24 February 2023 | TPR Dashboards compliance and enforcement policy | TPR website | LGA response | ||
| 8 August 2022 | 17 October 2022 | Public sector exit payments: a new controls process for high exit payments | GOV.UK website | SAB response | ||
| 20 July 2022 | 14 September 2022 | Low earners anomaly:pensions relief relating to net pay arrangements | GOV.UK website | |||
| 19 July 2022 | 30 August 2022 | Pensions dashboard standards consultation | PDP website | LGA response | PDP response | |
| 28 June 2022 | 19 July 2022 | Pensions dashboards: further consultation | GOV.UK website | LGA response | Government response | |
| 18 February 2022 | 15 March 2022 | Draft legislation: The Registered Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 | GOV.UK website | LGA response | The Registered Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 | |
| 9 February 2022 | 25 April 2022 | Second State Pension age review: independent report call for evidence | GOV.UK website | Government response | ||
| 31 January 2022 | 13 March 2022 | Draft Pensions Dashboards Regulations | GOV.UK website | LGA response | Government response |
» 2021
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LGA response |
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| 9 July 2021 | 3 September 2021 | Stronger Nudge to pensions guidance | GOV.UK website | LGA response | Government response Regulations |
| 24 June 2021 | 19 August 2021 | Public Service Pensions: consultation on the discount rate methodology | GOV.UK website | LGA response | Government response |
| 24 June 2021 | 19 August 2021 | Public Service Pensions: cost control mechanism consultation | GOV.UK website | SAB response | Government response |
| 27 May 2021 | 9 July 2021 | PDP call for input on staging | PDP website | LGPC response | Summary of responses |
| 17 May 2021 | 29 June 2021 | DWP Simpler annual benefit statements: draft regulations and statutory guidance | Consultation document Draft statutory guidance Draft regulations Draft statement template Gov.uk website |
Government response | |
| 14 May 2021 | 9 June 2021 | DWP Pension Scams: Empowering Trustees and Protecting Members consultation | Consultation document Gov.uk website |
LGA response | Government response and draft regulations |
| 17 March 2021 | 26 May 2021 | TPR new code of practice consultation | Consultation document Gov.uk website |
LGA response | TPR interim response |
| 18 February 2021 | 19 March 2021 | Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) | Call for Input on the identity approach | LGA response | Summary of responses |
| 11 Feb 2021 | 22 Apr 2021 | Increasing the normal minimum pension age: consultation on implementation | Consultation document Gov.uk website |
LGPC response | Summary of responses |
» 2020
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| 7 Oct 2020 | 30 Dec 2020 | HM Treasury Consultation on Public Service Pensions GMP indexation | Written Ministerial Statement Consultation document | LGA response | Government response | 21 July 2020 | 13 Oct 2020 | Pensions tax relief administration | Call for Evidence | LGA response | Government response |
| 16 Jul 2020 | 11 Oct 2020 | Public service pension schemes: changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes | Consultation document Public service pensions leaflet |
LGA response | Government response |
| 6 July 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) | Call for Input on the data standards | LGA response | PDP Data Standards |
» 2019
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Government response |
| 9 Sep 2019 | 3 Nov 2019 | Teachers' pension scheme: independent schools proposal | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | 10 Apr 2019 | 3 Jul 2019 | Restricting exit payments in the public sector: consultation on implementation of regulations | Consultation document Draft regulations Draft schedule of bodies included Guidance on the regulations Draft Treasury Direction Gov.uk webpage LGPC briefing Summary for local government employers |
LGA response | Government response Draft regulations Correction slip Correction slip 2 |
» 2018
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LGA response |
Government response |
3 Dec 2018 | 28 Jan 2019 | Pensions dashboards: feasibility report and consultation | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
» 2017
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Government response |
18 Dec 2017 | 12 Jan 2018 | DfE// Insolvency regime for further education and sixth form colleges: technical consultation | Consultation document[web] Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response |
» 2016
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LGA response |
Government response |
| 28 Nov 2016 | 20 Feb 2017 | HM Treasury // Consultation on indexation and equalisation of GMP in public service pension schemes | Consultation document [web] Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response[web] Gov.uk webpage |
| 10 August 2016 | 19 October 2016 | HMRC // Salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits-in-kind | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 6 Jul 2016 | 5 Aug 2016 | DfE // Developing an insolvency regime for the further education and sixth-form sector | Consultation document Draft clauses Explanatory notes Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 5 February 2016 | 3 May 2016 | HM Treasury // Consultation on reforms to public sector exit payments | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
» 2015
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LGA response |
Government response |
| 20 Dec 2015 | 25 Jan 2016 | HM Treasury // Public sector exit payment recovery regulations | Consultation document Draft regulations Draft schedule Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response Examples |
Not yet published |
| 31 July 2015 | 27 August 2015 | HM Treasury // Consultation on a Public Sector Exit Payment Cap | Consultation document [web] Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 8 Jul 2015 | 30 Sep 2015 | HM Treasury // Strengthening the incentive to save: a consultation on pensions tax relief | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 2 March 2015 | 4 May 2015 | DWP // Improving transparency in workplace pensions: transaction costs disclosure - Call for Evidence | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | None published |
» 2014
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LGA response |
Government response |
| 1 December 2014 | 9 January 2015 | DWP // Technical Changes to automatic enrolment: consultation on draft regulations | Consultation document Draft regulations Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 3 Nov 2014 | 28 Nov 2014 | DWP // The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 | Consultation document Draft regulations Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 25 Jun 2014 | 17 Sep 2014 | HM Treasury // Recovery of public sector exit payments | Consultation document [web] Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
| 19 Mar 2014 | 11 Jun 2014 | HM Treasury // Freedom and choice in pensions | Consultation document Gov.uk webpage |
LGA response | Government response |
