questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the secondary legislation to give pensions to (a) councillors and (b) mayors will be by the negative or affirmative procedure; and what the implementation timetable is.
answerText: The secondary legislation to give councillors and mayors access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is made by the negative procedure and the coming into force date will be 11th May 2026.
heading: Councillors and Mayors: Workplace Pensions