The Scottish Public Pensions Agency is an
executive agency
An executive agency is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate, to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government or N ...
of the
Scottish Government. It is responsible for the administration and regulation of government pension schemes in Scotland. This includes the pension schemes of
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland, sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across Scotland, ...
and for Scotland's teachers.
The Agency is based in
Tweedbank
Tweedbank is a large village south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb or satellite development of Galashiels, on the other (eastern) side of the River Tweed. T ...
, in the
Scottish Borders.
History
The Agency was formed as the Scottish Office Pension Agency on 1 April 1993. Following devolution, responsibility for the Agency transferred to the Scottish Executive, and it was renamed to its current title.
In 2001, the Agency was relocated from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders.
Pension schemes
The Agency administers and regulates the following schemes:
* National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) for
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland, sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across 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):
*
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
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
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References
External links
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
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Public Pensions
Government agencies established in 1993
Public pension funds in the United Kingdom
1993 establishments in Scotland
Organisations based in the Scottish Borders
NHS Scotland
Education in Scotland
Local government in Scotland
Law enforcement in Scotland
Scottish Parliament
Pension regulation