The LGPS McCloud remedy - Fact sheet

The LGPS McCloud remedy regulations came into force from 1 October 2023.

What is the McCloud judgement?

After reforming public service pension schemes in 2014 and 2015, the Government introduced transitional protections for older members. However, in December 2018, the Court of Appeal ruled that younger members of the judicial and firefighters’ pension schemes had been unlawfully discriminated against because the protections did not apply to them.

This ruling is called the ‘McCloud judgment’. As a result of the ruling, changes have been made to the LGPS to remove the age discrimination. These changes are known as the ‘McCloud remedy’.

For more information and to find out if you are affected, we have published a fact sheet for LGPS members.

Please also visit the McCloud section of the LGPS Scotland website www.scotlgpsmember.org/McCloud-remedy where you will find useful pieces of information, including FAQs and a short video where you can learn more.