public sector pensions


This SPP response sets out its support for aligning the 2015 CARE scheme revaluation date of 1 April, with the start of the tax year (6 April) for the purposes of revaluing active members pensions.

This is because it will align the revaluation date with the tax year, simplify administration, improve consistency between tax and pension calculations, and remove an unnecessary misalignment in the current framework.

However, it will have administrative and communication implications and we therefore recommend its implementation be delayed until 2028/29.

The SPP recognises that a sustainable LGPS is in the best interests of scheme members, employers and local taxpayers and so has provided a range of technical comments that should prove helpful in ensuring that government policy intentions are met and that unintended consequences are minimised.