Decision details

RESOLVED: to

a. Adopt the Conflict of Interest Policy as set out in Annex 1;

b. Review the job description for a new Governance Officer role as

set out in Annex 2, and agree the establishment of the new

position;

c. Comment on the future agendas for the meetings of the

committee to be based on the key roles and responsibilities of

the Committee as set out in annex 3, and in particular the

proposal to focus on a review of investment performance

annually, and the need for a separate annual business meeting – agreed on a one-off experimental basis;

d. Agree the proposals to amend the current Training Policy to

include an annual assessment and an escalation procedure to

cover cases on non-engagement with the Policy;

e. Ask Officers in conjunction with Hymans Robertson to amend the

draft Training Programme as set out in Annex 4 based on the

results of the initial knowledge assessment and bring the revised

programme back to the December meeting for approval.