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Welcome to the Website for the Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund.
The pages of this website contain information about the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and how it is administered in Berkshire. It sets out details about your membership of the Scheme and the benefits of contributing to a highly regarded, final-salary occupational pension scheme.
The right-hand navigations will take you to pages that are relevant to your membership status. The left-hand navigations provide information that is relevant to everyone.
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Berkshire Pensions Newsfeed
20 January 2012
New Local Government Pension Scheme 2014 - Communications UpdateFollowing the acceptance by government of a principles document submitted by the Local Government Association, UNISON and GMB on how to take forward the reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales, a project has been set up to reach agreement on the elements of the new scheme together with the management and governance of the scheme going forward. The accompanying documents can be viewed via our Public Sector Reforms section.
9 January 2012
Public Sector Pensions Reform
Q&A document released by Local Government Association. This document aims to answer the questions raised as a result of the pensions reform agreement reached between the Govenrment and the Unions.
30 December 2011
Berkshire Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2010/2011
21 December 2011
Local Government Association media release A proposed way forward for reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme has been agreed.As a result the local government trade unions and the LGA, with the Department for Communities and Local Government, will commence detailed negotiations in the New Year.
Please click here to read the full press release.
7 December 2011
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund Wins LGC Investment Award
2 December 2011
The Government's decision to change public sector pensions increase rate from RPI to CPI is ruled as lawful by the High Court.
1 December 2011
Draft Annual Report and Accounts published for 2010/2011
30 November 2011
Public Sector Pensions Strike
If you are away from work without the permission of your employer due to being involved in a strike, your LGPS membership will show a break for any days that you are absent unless you pay contributions to avoid that break. The rate at which you have to pay contributions to avoid this break in membership is 16% of the pay that you would have received but for being on strike. This rate is set out in the scheme regulations and, as any strike period is unauthorised leave, your employer does not make a contribution.
If you wish to pay contributions for any strike period you need to notify your employer, in writing, within 30 days of returning to work (although your employer can extend this period at their discretion).
Absence Due to a Trade Dispute - Download our factsheet here
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Disclaimer: The information contained in the pages of this website has been prepared by the Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund. It should not be treated as a complete and authoritative statement of the law. Whilst every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of the website, it would be helpful if visitors could bring to the attention of the Pension Fund any perceived errors or omissions. Please contact us on 0845 602 7237
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