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The Local Government Pension Scheme part 1

Why the Scheme is changing. ... OCC LGPS Oxfordshire County Council Local Government Pension Scheme ...

Jon's union blog: Son of FRS17 and the LGPS

This is my personal blog. I am a member of the National Executive Council (NEC) of UNISON, the public service union (www.unison.org.uk). UNISON is not responsible for the contents of this blog. I am a socialist and a Labour Party member. I am a member of the Labour Representation Committee (www.l-r-c.org.uk). To contact me use jonrogers1963@googlemail.com I update this blog regularly - so scroll down... The title of this blog post has not been approved by regular readers Sid and Doris Plain-English, but bear with me...

The Grauniad reports that an addition to FRS17 - the accountancy rules that helped to accelerate the private sector flight from proper pensions provision - is in the offing ( http://m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&story=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/29/pension-rules-force-final-salary-closures ).

The requirement to report a snapshot of pension scheme assets and liabilities with annual accounts prompted most private employers to close...

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