Open consultation Consultation on draft statutory guidance for the implementation of the McCloud Remedy in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland)

Summary

This consultation seeks views on draft statutory guidance for the implementation of the McCloud remedy to the Local Government Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland (LGPS (NI)).

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• Consultation on draft statutory guidance on the implementation of the McCloud Remedy Adobe PDF (535 KB)
• Consultation on draft statutory guidance for the implementation of the McCloud Remedy in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) Adobe PDF (447 KB)

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Consultation description

In 2020/21 and 2023 we consulted on proposals to remove unlawful discrimination found by the courts in the ‘McCloud’ case. We are now seeking further views on draft statutory guidance to implement the McCloud remedy in the LGPS (NI). The McCloud remedy introduced changes to the LGPS (NI) statutory underpin protection to remove unlawful discrimination found by the courts in relation to public service pension scheme 'transitional protection' arrangements. Specifically, it removed the condition that required a member to have been within ten years of their normal pension age (NPA) on 1 April 2012 to be eligible for underpin protection. We are now proposing to issue draft statutory guidance to the scheme manager, the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC). Its purpose is to assist NILGOSC in their task of implementing the McCloud remedy in the LGPS (NI) by ensuring the revised underpin works effectively and consistently for all qualifying members.