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Over the past few months the Fund has been working in association with the Local Government Employers organisation (LGE) to produce a video which covers the main details of how the Scheme will operate from 1 April 2008.
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The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is the national pension scheme for people working in local government or working for other types of employer participating in the Scheme. It is administered locally through regional pension funds, for groups of participating employers.
Local Government Employers (LGE), working with AVT Ltd, has produced this video for pension fund administrators, local government employers and employees to assist in communicating the provisions of the LGPS in England and Wales from 1 April 2008. The information on this video is an overview of the LGPS in England and Wales from 1 April 2008. It is for general use only and does not cover every personal circumstance. In the event of any dispute as to eligibility for membership of, or benefits due under, the LGPS the appropriate legislation will prevail. The information on this video does not provide any contractual or statutory rights and is for information purposes only. It represents the views of LGE at the time of production (see version number below) and should not be treated as a complete and authoritative statement of the law.
The data on this video is protected under copyright and other intellectual property laws. Copyright remains with Local Government Employers (LGE). Unauthorised copying is illegal and could result in prosecution. The permission of LGE must be obtained prior to any addition, alteration or amendment to the video.