The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007

8.  After regulation 18 (flexible retirement)(1), insert—

“Flexible retirement: staff of the Learning and Skills Council for England

18A.— (1) In relation to a person to whom this regulation applies, paragraph (1), of regulation 18 shall apply as if, for the words “and such benefits may, with his employer’s consent be paid” there were substituted “and such benefits shall be paid”.

(2) This regulation applies to a person who on 31st March 2010, is an employee of the Learning and Skills Council for England (“LSC”), and who on that date—

(a) is an active member of the 1972 Section or the 2002 Section of the principal civil service pension scheme (“PCSPS”), or is eligible to join one of those Sections;

(b) ceases to be a member of the PCSPS as a consequence of being named in a staff transfer scheme, providing for the transfer of their employment on 1st April 2010 from the LSC to a local authority or to London Councils Limited(2); and

(c) on 1st April 2010 becomes an active member of the Scheme.

(3) In this regulation “local authority”, “the principal civil service pension scheme (“PCSPS”)”, “the 1972 Section” and “the 2002 Section” have the same meaning as in regulation 16A.”.

(1)

Regulation 18 was amended by S.I. 2008/1083.

(2)

As to which see Schedule 7 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 c.22; London Councils Limited is a company limited by guarantee (company number 03037449) and is a body representative of local authorities in London and a community admission body under regulation 5 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/239).