Local Government Pension Scheme Extended to Elected Members of Local Authorities

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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 410

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made

14th April 2026

Laid before Parliament

15th April 2026

Coming into force

11th May 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 3 and 25 of, and Schedule 3 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(1).

In accordance with section 21(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons and the representatives of such persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to be likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 3(5) of that Act these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 11th May 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026

1. In the Schedule to the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026(3), in paragraph 7 (remuneration)—

(a) in the heading, after “remuneration” insert “and pensions”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1), for “and (3)” substitute “to (3A)”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“ (3A) Where the Combined County Authority pays a relevant allowance to a person—

(a) that person is entitled to a pension paid in accordance with a scheme made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;

(b) that allowance is to be treated as an amount in respect of which such a pension is payable in accordance with that scheme; and

(c) the Combined County Authority must make such payments as may be required in respect of pension payable to a person in relation to that allowance.

(3B) In sub-paragraph (3A), “ a relevant allowance ” means an allowance paid under sub-paragraph, which is not allowance for travel and subsistence. ”.

We consent to the making of these Regulations

Christian Wakeford

Stephen Morgan

Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury

13th April 2026

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Alison McGovern

Minister of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

14th April 2026

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made further to the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/346, “ the 2026 Regulations ”), which amend the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2356) to extend the membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme to elected members of local authorities in England, in particular to mayors and members of combined county authorities. The 2026 Regulations also makes consequential amendments to (amongst other things) the statutory instruments establishing combined county authorities to ensure that where the authority pays a “ relevant allowance ” (an allowance other than for travel and subsistence) under its remuneration arrangements, the allowance is treated as pensionable under a scheme made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25), and the authority makes employer contributions and any other payments required to fund the pension benefits attributable to those allowances. The changes made by the 2026 Regulations will come into force on 11th May 2026.

These Regulations make a further such consequential change in respect of the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/362), which are regulations that were subject to the draft affirmative procedure and that were laid before (but made after) the 2026 Regulations were made. These amendments ensure that the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority will be treated in a way consistent with all other combined authorities.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact is anticipated on the private or voluntary sectors.

(1) Section 3 was amended by section 94(2) to (6) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7); there are amendments to Schedule 3 not relevant to these Regulations.

(2) There is an amendment to section 21 not relevant to these Regulations.

(3) S.I. 2026/362

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