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Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Alison McGovern (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Councillors and Mayors: Workplace Pensions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the secondary legislation to give pensions to (a) councillors and (b) mayors will be by the negative or affirmative procedure; and what the implementation timetable is.

Answer

The secondary legislation to give councillors and mayors access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is made by the negative procedure and the coming into force date will be 11th May 2026.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124696
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Councillors Delegated legislation Workplace pensions Mayors
Link
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