There are seven main public sector schemes:

• the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS);
• the NHS Pension Scheme;
• the Teachers’ Pension Scheme;
• the Armed Forces Pension Scheme;
• the Civil Service Pension Scheme;
• the Police Pension Scheme; and
• the Fire-fighters Pension

The police and fire-fighters scheme are run by the local authorities but the rest are run and paid for by the government.

Quasi-public sector schemes are ones which the government owns some or all of the sponsoring company, but are otherwise identical to private schemes.