Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Consulting firm Mercer has warned the move to make pensions inflation-proof could cost local authorities and their contractors up to £1 billion per year, due to a ‘quirk of legislation’.
The firm stated that the Treasury may decide to transfer the cost of protecting public sector pensions against inflation to pension initiatives such as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Currently, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) covers the cost of this protection as a top of the state pension.
Paul Middleman, who leads Mercer’s public sector actuarial and benefits team, said: “This may well be a hospital pass for LGPS employers if HM Treasury decides that they should shoulder the cost.
“The burden will not just fall on councils, of course. Private companies providing outsourced services to the sector must pay for former public sector employees to continue in their public service pension scheme. Contributions by employers will therefore increase to reflect the burden of providing inflation-proofing.”
Eleanor Dowling, principal in Mercer’s innovation, policy and research unit, added that the change could increase what private companies charge for providing services to local authorities.
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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