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UK Public Service Pensions Update | June 2024

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The UK Public Service Pensions Update discusses the general election's impact on pensions, new guidance on the McCloud remedy, procedural changes by the Pensions Ombudsman, and recent legislative and regulatory developments affecting public service pension schemes.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the UK Public Service Pensions Update

This month, we consider the impact of the UK general election on pensions and look at recent developments ranging from new statutory guidance on the McCloud remedy through to changes to Pensions Ombudsman procedure following an operating review.

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UK general election | Impact on pensions and the LGPS

On 22 May 2024, the prime minister announced that there would be a UK general election on 4 July. Following that announcement, Parliament was prorogued on 24 May and then dissolved on 30 May.

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