The following guides have been written by the Pensions office to help answer specific questions you might have about LGPS procedures.

Guide Number	Guide Title	Date of Publication
	An Employers Guide to the LGPS [PDF 146 KB]
	Rules for Joining [PDF 84 KB]	December 2004
	Ill Health Retirement Provisions - 2008 Regulations [PDF 151 KB]	December 2008
	Maternity Leave Provisions [PDF 83 KB]	April 2007
	Pension Strain Overview [PDF 24 KB]	August 2007
	Actuary’s 2002 ‘Report on Early Retirement Costs’ [PDF 3,362 KB]	March 2002
	Notes on calculation of Pensionable Remuneration [PDF 127 KB]	April 2007
	Year-end Employer's Guide [PDF 123 KB]	February 2007

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