Written question asked by Jacqui Lait (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Pensions: Councillors
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether, under the terms of personal accounts, local authorities will be required to contribute to councillors' pensions in those areas which do not offer access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and in those cases where the councillor has not opted out of the scheme.
- Answer
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As elected officials rather than employees of a local authority, councillors will not fall within the definition of worker that underpins the definition of jobholder. Councillors will therefore be beyond the scope of the forthcoming workplace pension reform.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 222988; 480 c71W
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Councillors Pensions
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