LGPS governance in practice

Independent, practical support for funds preparing for the new governance requirements.

Why now? : 2026 Implementation year

2026 is an implementation year for LGPS funds. Governance, pooling, valuation, administration, employer risk and change management are all under greater scrutiny. Funds that start early can move beyond compliance, using the review process to improve clarity, evidence, accountability and long-term decision-making.

LawDeb's experts are well placed to support your independent person appointments, which are required by 31 December 2026 · Regulation 53A.

How can we support you? : Managing the requirements

You get a named individual. You also get a team of 50+ professionals behind them. The government has confirmed that administering authorities can appoint a firm, with a named individual supported by wider expertise. No key person risk. No single point of failure. Collective expertise drawn from 230+ appointments.

Our credentials

What we bring to your committee

Named individual with 50+ professionals across 230+ appointments in support.
Deep experience with large, open DB schemes, the LGPS environment.
Extensive experience overseeing fiduciary and pooled investment manager models, directly comparable to LGPS pool oversight.
APPT accredited directors, active contributors to MHCLG and TPR consultations.
Part of a FTSE 250 business with a 135 year heritage.

Regulatory context

The governance challenge

Reg 53A, independent person appointment required by 31 December 2026.
Governance, training and conflicts of interest strategy required (Reg 55A).
Triennial independent governance reviews now mandatory (Reg 117).
Pool transitions creating new governance complexity.
Increased DWP and TPR scrutiny of governance standards.
SAB good governance requirements to embed and evidence.

Our difference : What sets us apart

Our salaried model means no key person risk and access to deep, varied collective expertise on every appointment.
We use our deep expertise to help committees test decisions, scrutinise administration and manage conflicts.

No adviser tie-ins. No referral relationships with any investment consultant, actuary or administrator. We never provide those services ourselves.

Law Debenture Pensions Governance helps LGPS funds test whether their governance arrangements work in practice, not just on paper. We are not the fund actuary, investment consultant or administrator, so we bring an independent view without reviewing our own advice.

We can help : How we can support your fund

Independent person role

Fulfilling the Regulation 53A independent person role, a named individual providing structured, independent governance oversight, supported by LawDeb's full team.

Appointment by 31 December 2026

Governance review

Independent review of governance arrangements, decision-making processes, adviser oversight and committee effectiveness. Required on a triennial cycle under Regulation 117.

Triennial requirement · Reg 117

Ongoing governance support

Retained governance expertise between meetings, covering governance, training and conflicts of interest strategies (Reg 55A), trustee education, committee induction, and ad hoc support.

Retained · Flexible · Bespoke

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