LGPS Regulations 2013 – amendments by SI

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2011/2954, S.I. 2018/493,

S.I. 2023/279, S.I. 2023/972 and S.I. 2024/232 and is being issued free of charge to all known

recipients of those Statutory Instruments.

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S

2026 No. 226

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous

Amendments) (Member Benefits) Regulations 2026

Made – 4th March 2026

Laid before Parliament – 6th March 2026

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 12 and 24 of the Superannuation Act 1972(a) (“the 1972 Act”), sections 1, 3 and 25 of, and paragraphs 1 to 3, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(b) (“the 2013 Act”) and sections 78, 80(1) and (3), 84 and 85(2)(f) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022(c) (“the 2022 Act”).

(a) 1972 c. 11. Section 7 was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25). Section 12 was amended by section 10 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7). Section 24 was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35), paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25).

(b) 2013 c. 25 (“the 2013 Act”). Section 3 and paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 were amended by sections 94 and 100 of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7) respectively. See section 28 of the 2013 Act which provides for regulations made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) to have effect as scheme regulations under section 1 of the 2013 Act.

(c) 2022 c. 7. 2In accordance with section 7(5) of the 1972 Act, the Secretary of State consulted such associations of local authorities as appeared to the Secretary of State to be concerned; the local authorities with whom consultation appeared to the Secretary of State to be desirable; and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the regulations as appeared to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

In accordance with section 21 of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to be likely to be affected by these regulations.

The retrospective provisions contained in Parts 3 and 4 of these Regulations do not appear to the Secretary of State to have significant adverse effects in relation to the pension payable to or in respect of members of the scheme established by the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013(a) or the schemes preserved by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions, Savings and Amendment) Regulations 2014(b), nor in any other way in relation to members of those schemes. The retrospective provisions contained in Part 5 of these Regulations are made under Part 1 of the 2022 Act. Accordingly, the procedures set out in section 23 of the 2013 Act are not applicable in respect of these Regulations.

In accordance with section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

Regulations 29(1)(a), 44 and 46 to 48 are made in accordance with Treasury Directions made under section 85 of the 2022 Act.

PART 1

Introductory

PART 2

The Local Government (Discretionary Payments) (Injury Allowances) Regulations 2011