Scottish Public Pensions Agency

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The Scottish Public Pensions Agency is an executive agency of the Scottish Executive. It is responsble for the administration and regulation of government pension schemes in Scotland. This includes the pension schemes of NHS Scotland and for Scotland's teachers.

The Agency is based in Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders.

Contents 1 History 2 Pension Schemes 3 External link 4 References

[edit] History

The Agency was formed as the Scottish Office Pension Agency on April 1, 1993. Following devolution, responsbility for the Agency transfered to the Scottish Executive, and it was renamed to its current title.

In 2001, the Agency was relocated from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders in 2001. ^[1]

[edit] Pension Schemes

The Agency administers and regulates the following schemes:

• National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) for NHS Scotland employees;
• Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme for teachers employed in Scottish schools;

In addition, it regulates the following schemes (administration is the responsibility of local managers):

• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• Firefighters' Pension Scheme
• Police Pensions Scheme
• Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme
• The Legal Aid (Scotland) Pension Scheme
• Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department Superannuation Scheme
• Scottish Transport Group Pension Schemes ^[2]

[edit] External link

• Scottish Public Pensions Agency

[edit] References