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DOCUMENT W

Meeting: 30/01/2020 - West Yorkshire Pension Fund Joint Advisory Group (Item 31)

31 PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS POLICY 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 69 KB

The Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF), will present Document “W” which reports that, as part compliance with the LGPS Regulations 2013, WYPF prepare a written statement of the authority’s policies in relation to such matters as it considers appropriate in relation to procedures for liaison and communication with scheme employers and the levels of performance which the employers and WYPF are expected to achieve.

 

The Pensions Administration Strategy and Communications Policy are brought before the Joint Advisory Group each year to review and approve, particularly if there are any new regulations and revisions to working practices.   

 

There are no changes to the Pensions Administration Strategy.  The Communications Policy has been updated to reflect activities planned for 2020-21.

 

Recommended –

 

That the Pension Administration Strategy and the Communications Policy 2020/21 be approved.

 

(Yunus Gajra – 01274 432343)

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Decision:

 

Resolved –

 

That the Pension Administration Strategy and the Communications Policy 2020/21 be approved.

 

ACTION:       Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund

 

Minutes:

The Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund presented Document “W” which advised Members that, to comply with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Regulations 2013 WYPF prepare a written statement of the authority’s policies in relation to such matters as it considers appropriate in relation to procedures for liaison and communication with scheme employers and the levels of performance which the employers and WYPF were expected to achieve.

 

The Pensions Administration Strategy and Communications Policy were appended to Document “W” with tracked changes highlighted.

 

Members were reminded that the documents were brought before JAG each year to review and approve, particularly if there were any new regulations and revisions to working practices.    It was reported that there were no changes to the Pensions Administration Strategy.  The Communications Policy had been updated to reflect activities planned for 2020-21 including increased electronic communications.   

 

Resolved –

 

That the Pension Administration Strategy and the Communications Policy 2020/21 be approved.

 

ACTION:       Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund