LGPC Bulletins
For LGPC bulletins issued between 2006 and 2013, go to our Bulletin and Circular archive.
» 2024
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2024 is now available.
Bulletin |
Month |
Appendices [where applicable] |
| 256 | October 2024 | |
| 255 | September 2024 | Pensions Review call for evidence - LGPC response |
| 254 | August 2024 | Updated timeline for excess service cases |
| 253 | July 2024 | Training focus group minutes July 2024 LGPS frameworks press release July 2024 |
| 252 | June 2024 | |
| 251 | May 2024 | |
| 250 | April 2024 | |
| 249 | March 2024 | |
| 248 | March 2024 - Annual update | |
| 247 | February 2024 | Training Focus Group minutes |
| 246 | January 2024 |
» 2023
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2023 is now available.
Bulletin |
Month |
Appendices [where applicable] |
| 245 | December 2023 | National LGPS Frameworks December News |
| 244 | November 2023 | |
| 243 | October 2023 | |
| 242 | September 2023 | |
| 241 | August 2023 | |
| 240 | July 2023 | |
| 239 | June 2023 | |
| 238 | May 2023 | Training focus group minutes |
| 237 | April 2023 | |
| 236 | March 2023 | Commentary on McCloud tax rules England & Wales SCAPE transitional table |
| 235 | March 2023 (annual update) | |
| 234A | March 2023 (annual revaluation) | |
| 234 | February 2023 | |
| 233 | January 2023 |
» 2022
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2022 is now available.
Bulletin |
Month |
Appendices [where applicable] |
| 232 | December 2022 | National LGPS Frameworks December News |
| 231 | November 2022 | LGA Training Programme 2023 |
| 230 | October 2022 | |
| 229 | September 2022 | |
| 228 | August 2022 | National LGPS Frameworks News |
| 227 | July 2022 | |
| 226 | June 2022 | |
| 225 | May 2022 | |
| 224 - Scotland | May 2022 | |
| 223 | April 2022 | |
| 222 | March 2022 | 2022 Training Programme |
| 221 | March 2022 - Annual update | |
| 220 | February 2022 | |
| 219 | January 2022 | National LGPS Frameworks News Bulletin Reply from Squire Patton Boggs about GDPR and overseas transfers |
» 2021
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2021 is now available.
Bulletin |
Month |
Appendices [where applicable] |
| 218 | December 2021 | |
| 217 - Scotland | December 2021 | |
| 216 | November 2021 | |
| 215 | October 2021 | |
| 214 | September 2021 | |
| 213 | August 2021 | HMRC - Register as a pensions scheme practitioner Salary sacrifice AVCs and the LGPS (England and Wales) Salary sacrifice AVCs and the LGPS (Scotland) |
| 212 | July 2021 | |
| 211 | June 2021 | |
| 210 | May 2021 | |
| 209 | April 2021 | |
| 208 | March 2021 | |
| 207 | March 2021 - Annual update | |
| 206 | February 2021 | |
| 205 | January 2021 | TPO Newsletter - issue ten |
» 2020
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2020 is now available.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Appendices [where applicable] |
| 204 | December 2020 | |
| 203 | November 2020 | |
| 202 | September 2020 | |
| 201 | August 2020 | |
| 200 | July 2020 | National LGPS Frameworks News Bulletin |
| 199 | June 2020 | Valuation data update from GAD TPO opinion PO-22432 |
| 198 | May 2020 | |
| 197 | April 2020 | TPR CETV warning letter National LGPS Frameworks press release |
| 196 | March 2020 | TPO newsletter - issue 8 |
| 195 | March 2020 - Annual update | |
| 194 | February 2020 | |
| 193 | January 2020 |
» 2019
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2019 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 192 | December 2019 | |
| 191 | November 2019 | |
| 190 | October 2019 | Appendix 1 - GAD request for valuation data |
| 189 | September 2019 | |
| 188 | August 2019 | |
| 187 | July 2019 | Appendix 1 - Summary of TPO Annual Report |
| 186 | June 2019 | Appendix 1 - MHCLG secondment opportunity Appendix 2 - TPO newsletter - issue 6 Appendix 3 - National LGPS Frameworks newsletter |
| 185 | May 2019 | |
| 184 | April 2019 | Appendix 1 - DWP update on Tell Us Once service Appendix 2 - Pensions Administration software framework - briefing |
| 183 | March 2019 | Appendix 1 - Slides from HMRC Manage and Register Pensions Scheme workshops Appendix 2 - CIPFA / Aon guide to Administration in the LGPS |
| 182 | March 2019 - Annual Update | |
| 181 | February (2) 2019 | |
| 180 (updated) 180 (tracked) |
LGPS (Miscellaneous Amendment) regulations 2018 | Commentary for LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales on the changes to the LGPS introduced by the LGPS (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2018 [SI2018/1366] |
» 2018
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2018 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 179 | December 2018 | Appendix 1 - HMRC AFT and event report questionnaire Appendix 2 - TPO newsletter - issue 5 |
| 178 | November 2018 | |
| 177 | October 2018 | |
| 176 | September 2018 | |
| 175 | August 2018 | |
| 174 | July 2018 | |
| 173 | June 2018 | Appendix 1 - HMRC SRS communications Appendix 2 - HMRC automation solution summary |
| 172 | May 2018 | |
| 171 | Updated July 2018 / Amending regulations SI2018/493 | Commentary for LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales on the changes to the LGPS introduced by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (Statutory Instrument 2018 No. 493) |
| 170 | April 2018 | Appendix 1 - Example privacy impact assessment Appendix 2 - WMPF's data protection policy Appendix 3 - Example incident report form Appendix 4 - TPO's signposting template Appendix 5 - Training survey results |
| 169 | March 2018 – Annual Update | |
| 168 | March 2018 | Appendix 1 - TPO Public Service Pension Scheme Statistics Appendix 2 - TUO security compliance |
| 167 | February 2018 | Appendix 1 - Tell Us About a Death |
| 166 | January 2018 | Appendix 1 - TPOS Newsletter |
» 2017
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2017 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 165 | December 2017 | Appendix 1 - The University of Sunderland vs Drossou Appendix 2 - DWP policy objectives for Dashboard Appendix 3 - Tell Us Once newsletter |
| 164 | November 2017 | Appendix 1 - Your LGPS Contacts user guide |
| 163 | October 2017 | Appendix 1 - List of LGPS frameworks (summer 2014) Appendix 2 - Tell Us Once guide to changing passwords Appendix 3 - Tell Us Once newsletter Appendix 4 - TPOS newsletter |
| 162 | September 2017 | |
| 161 | August 2017 | Appendix 1 - DCLG Brewster letter Appendix 2 - Dashboard newsletter (August 2017) |
| 160 | July 2017 | Appendix 1 - SRS submission/ response timescales Appendix 2 - Summary of HMRC automated solutions Appendix 3 - LGPS GDPR handout Appendix 4 - TPOS annual report summary |
| 159 | June 2017 | Appendix 1 - High court judgment on DCLG statutory guidance Appendix 2 - LGPS Scotland transactions data briefing note Appendix 3 - HMRC countdown bulletin update Appendix 4 - Overseas transfer charge and accounting for tax |
| 158 | May 2017 | Appendix 1 - New administrator websites Appendix 2 - Tell Us Once password reset info Appendix 3 - Updated Tell Us Once CDC onboarding guidance |
| 157 | April 2017 | Appendix 1 - HMRC 'countdown bulletin' messages Appendix 2 - HMRC list of articles Appendix 3 - March 2017 Pensions Ombudsman newsletter |
| 156 | March 2017 | Appendix 1 - Overseas transfer charge |
| 155 | March 2017 // Annual update | |
| 154 | February 2017 | Appendix 1 - Post-97 C/O reconciliation (LGPS E&W) Appendix 2 - Contracted out reconciliation (LGPS Scot) Appendix 3 - Pensions dashboard slides Appendix 4 - Pensions dashboard discussion summary |
| 153 | January 2017 |
» 2016
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2016 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 152 | December 2016 | Appendix 1 - Disclosure requirements for new late retirement factors Appendix 2 - Pensions dashboard slides Appendix 3 - Tell Us Once newsletter |
| 151 | November 2016 |
Appendix 1 - DCLG information note on area review process Appendix 2 - NHS Pensions employer contact form Appendix 3 - NHS Pensions stakeholder engagement team Appendix 4 - NHS Pensions local authority newsletter |
| 150 | October 2016 | |
| 149 | September 2016 | Appendix 1 - Revised briefing note on reporting of fund transactions |
| 148 | August 2016 | |
| 147 | July 2016 | Appendix 1 - Further education meeting slides Appendix 2 - Salary sacrifice and SCAVCs (England and Wales) Appendix 3 - Salary sacrifice and SCAVCs (Scotland) |
| 146 | June 2016 | Appendix 1 - Briefing note on reporting of fund transactions |
| 145 | May 2016 | Appendix 1 - LGPS E&W auto-enrolment certificate Appendix 2 - LGPS Scotland auto-enrolment certificate |
| 144 | April 2016 | Appendix 1 - Acronyms for scheme reconciliation service Appendix 2 - Tell Us Once onboarding guide |
| 143 | March 2016 | Appendix 1 - HMRC note on GMP checker service Appendix 2 - HM Treasury note on revaluation Appendix 3 - Bulletin 68 |
| 142 | March 2016 // Annual update | Sets out the rates and bands applicable from April 2016 for various purposes. |
| 141 | February 2016 | Appendix 1 - DCLG part time buy back letter Appendix 2 - revised LGPS 2015 ill health certificate Appendix 3 - Questions for HM Treasury on negative revaluation |
| 140 | February 2016 // end of contracting out and New State Pension | Appendix 1 - letters to Directors of Finance Appendix 2 - public service pensions factsheet Appendix 3 - LGPC sample letter to members Appendix 4 - HMT letter on scheme reconciliation Appendix 5 - DWP COPE document Appendix 6 - extract of 2013 Disclosure Regulations |
| 139 | January 2016 | Appendix 1 - revised LGPS 2015 ill health certificate Appendix 2 - sample letter re. ending of contracting out Appendix 3 - Tell Us Once |
» 2015
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2015 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 138 | December 2015 | Appendix 1 - public service new state pension factsheet Appendix 2 - HMRC lifetime allowance messages Appendix 3 - Tell Us Once update |
| 137 | November 2015 | Appendix 1 - exit payment cap summary note Appendix 2 - Contracted-Out Pension Equivalent Q&A Appendix 3 - Scheme Reconciliation workshop notes |
| 136 | October 2015 | |
| 135 | September 2015 | |
| 134 | August 2015 | |
| 133 | July 2015 | Appendix 1 - SCONs [1] Appendix 2 - SCONs [2] Appendix 3 - SCONs [3] Appendix 4 - Tell Us Once onboarding guide |
| 132 | July 2015 // Actuarial guidance | An update for LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales on current issues relating to the actuarial guidance issued by the Secretary of State. Please also be aware of the clarifying article in Bulletin 134. |
| 131 | June 2015 | Appendix 1 - PASA Call to Action |
| 130 | June 2015 // Amending regulations SSI2015/87 | Commentary for LGPS administering authorities in Scotland on the changes to the LGPS introduced by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (Scottish Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 87) |
| 129 | May 2015 | Appendix 1 |
| 128A | May 2015 // Amending regulations SSI2015/755 | Revised commentary for LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales on the changes to the LGPS introduced by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 755) |
| 128 | May 2015 // Amending regulations SSI2015/755 | Commentary for LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales on the changes to the LGPS introduced by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 755) |
| 127 | April 2015 | |
| 126 | March 2015 | |
| 125 | March 2015 // Annual update | Sets out the rates and bands applicable from April 2015 for various purposes. |
| 124 | March 2015 // Ill health for LGPS 2015 | Contains information on the ill health procedures and sample ill health certificates for use in Scotland in respect of LGPS 2015. It also, for completeness, contains sample ill health certificates for use in England and Wales (being those originally included in Circular 277 of March 2014 and Circular 282 of June 2014). |
| 123 | February 2015 | Summary |
| 122 | January 2015 |
» 2014
An index of the topics covered in bulletins in 2014 is available here.
Bulletin |
Month // Topic |
Summary & appendices [where applicable] |
| 121 | December 2014 | Summary Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 |
| 120 | November 2014 | Summary |
| 119 | October 2014 | Summary Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 |
| 118 | August 2014 | Summary |
| 117 | July 2014 | Summary |
| 116 | June 2014 | Summary |
| 115 | May 2014 | Summary |
| 114 | April 2014 | Summary |
| 113 | March 2014 | Summary |
| 112 | February 2014 | |
| 111 | January 2014 |
