Scheme governance, management, administration, transparency, and accountability
At the national level the LGPS is governed by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the LGPS Advisory Board. The LGPS has to take account of guidance issued by the Pensions Regulator and Pensions Ombudsman determinations.
The investment and management of LGPS assets, the collection of employer and employee contributions, and payment of pension benefits is the responsibility of LGPS administering authorities.
The DCLG issues statutory guidance and each administering authority is required to publish a governance compliance statement and explain any non-compliance. Each administering authority is subject to an annual external audit and has to publish an audited financial statements and annual report.
The role of the Scheme Advisory Board is to help and support DCLG and administering authorities fulfil their statutory duties and obligations. Training has been delivered to the Board on an ongoing basis at its meetings and through its professional advisers and attendance at LGPS conferences and other events.
Board membership and meeting attendance
| Name | 1 Aug 2016 | 6 December 2016 | 6 March 2017 |
| Cllr Roger Phillips (Chair) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cllr Kieran Quinn | Yes | Apologies | Yes |
| Cllr John Fuller | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Cllr Denise Le Gal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cllr Michael Adam | Apologies | Apologies | Yes |
| Cllr Mary Barnett | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emelda Nicolroy | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Jon Richards | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Chris Tansley | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| Rehana Azam | Apologies | Yes | |
| Garry Warwick | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fiona Farmer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dick Banks | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
Administering authorities
At the local level, each LGPS fund is administered by its administering authority. From 1st April 2015, under the provisions of section 5 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and regulation 106 of the LGPS Regulations 2013 (as amended) each administering authority must establish a Local Pension Board.
To assist in the establishment of these Boards, the Shadow Scheme Advisory Board (SSAB) has developed guidance on the creation and operation of Local Pension Boards for Administering Authorities. Information on Local Pension Boards will be added to this website when available.
(Default order is by pension fund name, click "Authority type" column heading to re-sort)
Authority type
| London Borough | LB | 32 |
| County Council | CC | 27 |
| Unitary Authority | U | 12 |
| Wales County | W | 8 |
| Metropolitan Borough | M | 6 |
| Other | O | 6 |
| 91 |
| Pension Fund | Authority type | Administering authority |
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U |
Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
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Barnet Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Barnet |
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U |
Bedford Borough Council |
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U |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
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LB |
London Borough of Bexley |
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Brent Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Brent |
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LB |
London Borough of Bromley |
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CC |
Buckinghamshire County Council |
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CC |
Cambridgeshire County Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Camden |
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W |
City of Cardiff Council |
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U |
Cheshire West and Chester Council |
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O |
City of London Corporation |
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LB |
Westminster City Council |
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W |
Flintshire County Council |
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U |
Cornwall Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Croydon |
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CC |
Cumbria County Council |
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CC |
Derbyshire County Council |
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CC |
Devon County Council |
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CC |
Dorset County Council |
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U |
Durham County Council |
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W |
Carmarthenshire County Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Ealing |
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U |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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CC |
East Sussex County Council |
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Enfield Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Enfield |
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O |
The Environment Agency |
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O |
The Environment Agency |
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CC |
Essex County Council |
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CC |
Gloucestershire County Council |
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W |
Torfaen County Borough Council |
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M |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
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LB |
Royal Borough of Greenwich |
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W |
Gwynedd Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Hackney |
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Hammersmith and Fulham Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
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CC |
Hampshire County Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Haringey |
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LB |
London Borough of Harrow |
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LB |
London Borough of Havering |
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CC |
Hertfordshire County Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Hillingdon |
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LB |
London Borough of Hounslow |
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Isle of Wight Pension Fund |
U |
Isle of Wight Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Islington |
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Kensington and Chelsea Pension Fund |
LB |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
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CC |
Kent County Council |
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LB |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
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Lambeth Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Lambeth |
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CC |
Lancashire County Council |
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Leicestershire Pension Fund |
CC |
Leicestershire County Council |
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Lewisham Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Lewisham |
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CC |
Lincolnshire County Council |
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O |
London Pensions Fund Authority |
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M |
Wirral Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Merton |
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LB |
London Borough of Newham |
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CC |
Norfolk County Council |
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CC |
North Yorkshire County Council |
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CC |
Northamptonshire County Council |
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U |
Northumberland County Council |
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CC |
Nottinghamshire County Council |
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CC |
Oxfordshire County Council |
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W |
Powys County Council |
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LB |
London Borough of Redbridge |
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W |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council |
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Richmond Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to 30 September 2016 |
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U |
Shropshire Council |
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CC |
Somerset County Council |
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M |
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority |
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O |
South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority |
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Southwark Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Southwark |
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CC |
Staffordshire County Council |
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CC |
Suffolk County Council |
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CC |
Surrey County Council |
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Sutton Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Sutton |
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W |
City & County of Swansea |
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U |
Middlesbrough Council |
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Tower Hamlets Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
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M |
South Tyneside Council |
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Waltham Forest Pension Fund |
LB |
London Borough of Waltham Forest |
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LB |
London Borough of Wandsworth |
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CC |
Warwickshire County Council |
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M |
Wolverhampton City Council |
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O |
West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority |
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CC |
West Sussex County Council |
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M |
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
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U |
Wiltshire Council |
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CC |
Worcestershire County Council |
