Textual Corrections to Elected Member Pension Rules
A correction document was issued to amend specific textual errors relating to cross-references and phrasing within sub-paragraph (3B) of regulation 2(c) of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026.
This document is a formal correction notice for The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026, specifically addressing two typographical errors found on page 2 of the original instrument concerning the inserted sub-paragraph (3B) to ensure correct cross-referencing and precise legal wording regarding allowances.
Arguments For
Ensures the legal text of the 2026 Regulations is accurate and legally sound, preventing potential disputes arising from typographical errors.
Corrects references within the inserted sub-paragraph (3B) to properly point to sub-paragraph (2), maintaining the intended structure of cross-referencing within the pension scheme rules.
Clarifies the operative wording by changing 'not allowance' to 'not an allowance', ensuring precise legal meaning regarding pension scheme contributions or eligibility.
Arguments Against
The need for a correction implies an initial error in the drafting or publishing process of the original legislation, potentially causing brief confusion until this correction was issued.
As a correction to secondary legislation, it draws attention away from the substantive policy changes made by the principal 2026 Regulations.
2026 No. 410
PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026
ISBN 978-0-34-828235-1
CORRECTION
Page 2, regulation 2(c), inserted sub-paragraph (3B): 'under sub-paragraph' should read 'under sub-paragraph (2)'; and
Page 2, regulation 2(c), inserted sub-paragraph (3B): 'not allowance' should read 'not an allowance'.
June 2026
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED under the authority and superintendence of Saul Nassé, Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
This instrument identifies itself as Statutory Instrument Number 410 of 2026, concerning Public Service Pensions within England and Wales, and specifically corrects The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026.
The correction amends two specific errors within the text inserted into sub-paragraph (3B) of regulation 2(c).
First, a misplaced textual reference, changing 'under sub-paragraph' to correctly point to 'under sub-paragraph (2)'.
Second, a minor wording change clarifies the legal intent by amending 'not allowance' to read 'not an allowance'.
This correction notice was published in June 2026 by the Stationery Office under the authority of the King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
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