Pensions
This section brings together policy documents relating to the pensions of workers transferred from public to private employment.
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A Question of Balance: Reforming pensions practice in public services contracting (PDF) CBI Public Services Strategy Board, 2009 Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Public sector pensions policy is one of the main obstacles to levelling the public services playing field and attracting a diversity of independent providers. This report uses case studies to illustrate the problems independent providers face and sets out a series of solutions. UK
An Assessment of the Government's Reforms to Public Sector Pensions (PDF) Pensions Policy Institute, 2008 The Nuffield Foundation This paper analyses to what extent likely public sector pension reforms will redirect resources to more efficient use; improve the financial sustainability of public sector pension schemes; and ensure comparability with the majority of private sector pension schemes. UK
Implementing an Integrated Package of Pension Reforms: The Final Report of the Pensions Commission (PDF) Pensions Commission, 2006 The Stationery Office The final report of the Pensions Commission led by Lord Turner which provides analysis and conclusions on UK pension provision and saving. UK
Public Sector Pensions (Web Page) Government Actuary's Department (GAD), 2005 GAD site, including links to different pension schemes and to information on the pension implications of staff transfers from the public to the private sectors. UK
Staff Transfers from the Public to the Private Sector (Web Page) Government Actuary's Department (GAD), 2005 Direct link to GAD web-page on the pension implications of staff transfers from the public to the private sectors. UK
Security of Pension Benefits - Differences Between Public Service and Private Sector Schemes (PDF) Government Actuary's Department (GAD), 2005 A GAD document on the difference between public service and private sector pension arrangements. UK
Changes to the LGPs in England and Wales (PDF) The Local Government Pensions Committee (LGPC), 2004 Employers' Organisation for Local Government, Circular No. 156 A circular detailing changes in local government pension regulations coming into force in 2004. UK
Employment and Partnerships Technical Note (PDF) Strategic Partnerships Taskforce, 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) A report which contains chapters on pensions and TUPE transfers. UK