# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003


(1) The Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 11 (pensions) substitute—
“Pensions
11 A scheme made by an authority to which regulation 3(1)(a), (b), (c) or (e) applies which provides that a member is entitled to a basic allowance or a special responsibility allowance must provide that—
(a) the member is entitled to a pension in accordance with a scheme made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013; and
(b) the basic allowance or special responsibility allowance (or both, as the case may be) is to be treated as an amount in respect of which such a pension is payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 1 of the 2013 Act.”.
(3) In regulation 15(3) (records of allowances)—
(a) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (d);
(b) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f) the employer contributions paid in respect of each recipient under regulation 11 (pensions).”.
(4) In regulation 21 (recommendations of panels), in paragraph (1) omit sub-paragraphs (f) and (g).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/346/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-elected-member-pensions-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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