September 2018
Technical group minutes 28 September 2018
Recommendation: refund process where payment of refund is reaching the 5 year maximum retention period, Recommendation: change to the forfeiture…
Technical group
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Published: Apr 25, 2026
The National LGPS Technical Group’s functions included advising administering authorities on the interpretation of legislation and representing the views of administering authorities in recommending changes to Scheme regulations. The group was replaced on 4 October 2024 with a new group called the National Pension Officer Group.
On this page you can read minutes of the National LGPS Technical Group meetings that took place from April 2014 to October 2024 and read the final:
- recommendations on changes in the LGPS regulations made by the National LGPS Technical Group to the Scheme Advisory Board (E&W)
- agreements made by the National LGPS Technical Group, including recommendations to administering authorities on interpretation of legislation
You can also have a look at the outstanding technical queries raised with MHCLG by the Local Government Association.
Minutes June 2018
Technical group minutes 8 June 2018
LGPC update, LGPS(Amendment) Regulations 2018, Elmes v Essex, TPR Governance & Administration Survey 2018, useage expansion of the NI database,…
March 2018
Technical group minutes 9 March 2018
LGPC update, Consultation outcome on indexation and equalisation of GMP in public service pension schemes, GMP Technical Working Group that…
December 2017
Technical group minutes 12 December 2017
Calculation of IP2016 where there is a scheme pays offset, Academies and SAB workstream, Pension Decision Service – JLT, the…
September 2017
Technical group minutes 15 September 2017
MiFIDII, Brewster, GMP reconciliation, Auto Enrolment and Transitional Delay, GDPR, TUPE and Flexible retirement, Voluntary Scheme Pays
June 2017
Technical group minutes 16 June 2017
Taxation, multi academy trusts, pension credit member commutation, the LGPS and the SHPS, refunds paid in respect of deceased members
December 2016
Technical group minutes 9 December 2016
AVCs and Freedom and Choice, appointment of new chair, voluntary scheme pays, DB into payment on ill health
September 2016
Technical group minutes 16 September 2016
Transfers following change to SCAPE rate, 95k cap, DB into payment on ill health, reporting breaches of the law, address…
June 2016
Technical group minutes 10 June 2016
Transfers, SAB representative, DB into payment on ill health, negative revaluation
March 2016
Technical group minutes 18 March 2016
GMP Indexation and Treasury Guidance, GMP reconciliation, Transfers
December 2015
Technical group minutes 11 December 2015
Alignment of pension input periods, Tell Us Once, Contracting out and State Pension changes, Appointment of deputy Chairman
September 2015
Technical group minutes 11 September 2015
Freedom and Choice, Aligning input periods with the tax year, GMP reconciliation, Consultation on pension tax relief, Exit cap, Pooling…
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