Legal opinions

Legal opinions obtained by the LGPC Secretariat having relevance to the LGPS in England and Wales. The documents contained on this page are based on the authors’ understanding of the law at the time of writing and do not necessarily represent the authors’ current understanding.

Last edited: Jul 06, 2026 Published: Apr 13, 2026

Please also note that these opinions have been provided to the Local Government Association directly and other parties may wish to take their own advice before taking any action or making any decision in respect of the questions covered by the opinions.

09/2021

v1.0

Distribution of death grant – disclosure of information

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07/2020

v1.0

The data protection issues associated with the McCloud data collection exercise

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09/2019

v1.0

Potential transfer of Equitable Life’s business to Utmost Life and Pensions – considerations for LGPS administering authorities

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10/2017

v1.0

The implications of GDPR for the LGPS

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