{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/regulation-J4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/regulation-J4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1019",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/J4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "J4",
  "heading": "Notification of decisions",
  "text": "(1) A body who have decided any question under this Part shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so, send a written notification of their decision to every person whose rights or liabilities are affected.\n(2) The notification shall include—\n(a) in the case of a decision that the person is not entitled to a benefit, the grounds for the decision,\n(b) in the case of a decision as to the amount of a benefit, a statement showing how the amount is calculated, and\n(c) in any case, a conspicuous statement directing the person’s attention—\n(i) to the address from which he may obtain further information about the decision, including details of any calculation of service or benefits, and\n(ii) to his right under regulation J5 to appeal to the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "replaced (by reg.J4(2)(Ccl)(ii) (iii))",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/329",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure) Regulations 1997"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1019/regulation/J4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:11:15.645770+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}