Useful links
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Site
The website covers employees and councillors in Scotland and provides up to date information on the LGPS scheme applying from 1 April 2015.
Local Government Pension Scheme Annual Report
The latest Annual Report for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in Scotland
Government information and public services online.
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions.
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ensure the correct tax is paid at the right time.
Money and Pension Service
This organisation has been created from 3 existing providers:
- The Money Advice Service
- The Pension Advisory service
- Pension Wise
http://singlefinancialguidancebody.org.uk
A free and impartial government service that helps people understand their new pension options from April 2015.
For information about state pensions please contact The Pensions Service. Find out the age at which you can claim your state pension.
If you were in another scheme in the past and you have lost touch with them, then this central body should be able to help you trace them.
The Pensions Regulator is a pensions watchdog which makes sure schemes are run properly, and protects members against fraud. Anyone who is worried about a scheme can 'blow the whistle' to The Pensions Regulator.
The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS)
TPAS is available at any time to assist members and beneficiaries of the Scheme in connection with any pensions query they may have, or difficulty they have failed to resolve with the trustees or administrators of a scheme.
The Pensions Ombudsman was set up under the Pensions Act, and may investigate and determine any complaint or dispute of fact or law in relation to a pension scheme.
Find an independent financial adviser. Make sure they understand the LGPS.
UK financial services information
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. SPPA has the responsibility for developing and maintaining the regulations covering the Local Government pensions scheme in Scotland as well as determining appeals by members of the scheme.
Audit Scotland provides the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission with the services they need to check that public money is used economically, efficiently and effectively.
Age Scotland (formerly Age Concern Scotland and Help the Aged) support all people over 50 in Scotland, ensuring that they get the most from life. They provide essential services such as day care and information. They also campaign on issues like age discrimination and pensions, and work to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,000 locations, and by influencing policymakers. Details of local Citizens Advice bureaus can be found by visiting the Citizens Advice Scotland website.