Who is eligible to join?
You are are eligible to join the LGPS as an elected member if you are under age 75 and meet one of the criteria below:
Mayors
- mayors and deputy mayors of combined authorities
- mayor and deputy mayors of combined county authorities
- the Mayor of London
- mayors of single authorities – although access is in their role as a councillor
Councillors
- members of county and district councils, including unitary councils
- members of London boroughs councils
- members of the Common Council of the City of London
- members of the Council of the Isles of Scilly
- members of the London Assembly
As an elected member you do not need the consent of your authority to join the LGPS. The exceptions to this are members elected to the London Assembly, the Common Court of the City of London and the Mayor of London – these bodies are required to make a determination for members to be eligible.
Town and Parish councillors are not eligible for membership.