Agenda

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2025 and to receive information arising from them.

Report by: Mark Smith, Head of Pensions

This report sets out the highlights of the Board’s activities over the past year and includes information on the attendance and training records of Board Members. The Board is recommended to approve the report to be included in the Annual Report and Accounts of the Pension Fund.

The Board is RECOMMENDED to note the details as set out below in the Annual Report of the Local Pension Board.

Report by: Mark Smith, Head of Pensions

The Board are invited to review the position against the Annual Business Plan for 2025/26 as considered by the Pension Fund Committee at their meeting on 6 June 2025 and to offer any comments to the Committee. 

Report by: Mukhtar Master, Governance and Communications Manager

This is the latest risk register as considered by the Pension Fund Committee on 6 June 2025.  The Board are invited to review the report and offer any further views back to the Committee.

Report by: Mukhtar Master, Governance and Communications Manager

The Board are invited to review the Governance and Communications Report as presented to the Committee at their meeting on 6 June 2025.  The report includes a log of all regulatory and data breaches.

Report by: Mukhtar Master, Governance and Communications Manager

The board are invited to review the report presented to the Committee on 6 June 2025 which brought the following reviewed policies for Committee approval:

- Communications Policy

- Governance Policy

- Governance Compliance Statement

- Regulatory Breaches Policy

Report of: Vicki Green, Pension Services Manager

The Board are invited to review the latest Administration Report as presented to the Pension Fund Committee on 6 June 2025, including the latest performance statistics for the service. 

Report of: Vicki Green, Pension Services Manager

The board are invited to review the report presented to the Committee on 6 June 2025 which brought the following reviewed policies for Committee approval:

-        Data Retention Policy

-        Privacy Notice

The Board are invited to confirm the issues they wish to include in their latest report to the Committee.

Members are invited to identify any issues they wish to add to the agenda of the next meeting of this Board. 

The Committee is RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded for the duration of items 16 and 17 in the Agenda since it is likely that if they were present during those items there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified in relation to the respective items in the Agenda and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of each case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

THE REPORTS RELATING TO THE EXEMPT ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS STRICTLY PRIVATE TO MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THEM.

Report by: Mark Smith, Head of Pensions

The Board are invited to note this report as presented to the Pension Fund Committee on 6 June 2025. 

Report by: Josh Brewer, Responsible Investment Officer

The Board are invited to note this report as presented to the Pension Fund Committee on 6 June 2025.