The report of the Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund, (Document “AE”) reminds Members that the role of the Pension Board, as defined by sections 5(1) and (2) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 is to assist the Council as Scheme Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient governance and administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) including securing compliance with the LGPS regulations and any other legislation relating to the governance and administration of the LGPS; securing compliance with the requirements imposed in relation to the LGPS by the Pensions Regulator; and any other such matters as the LGPS regulations may specify.

A Work Plan of the regular reports presented to the Pension Board has been produced and is appended to Document “AE””.

Additional reports can be requested by the Pension Board in addition to the regular items.  Additional reports can be requested by Members of the Pension  Board at a preceding meeting or can be requested to be included on the agenda at the next meeting by contacting the Technical and Development Manager.

Recommended –

That the work plan of regular reports, appended to Document “AE”, be approved.

(Caroline Blackburn – 01274 434523)

Resolved –

That the work plan of regular reports appended to Document “AE” be approved.

ACTION: Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund

The report of the Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund, (Document “AE”) reminded Members that the role of the Pension Board, as defined by sections 5(1) and (2) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 was to assist the Council as Scheme Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient governance and administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) including securing compliance with the LGPS regulations and any other legislation relating to the governance and administration of the LGPS; securing compliance with the requirements imposed in relation to the LGPS by the Pensions Regulator; and any other such matters as the LGPS regulations may specify.

At item that had been raised by Members at the meeting was a request for clarity over what agenda items at each meeting would be and how they could be aware of items which would be considered on a regular basis.  In response a Work Plan had been developed and was appended to Document “AE””.

Members were reminded that additional reports could be requested by Members of the Pension Board in addition to the regular items.  Those reports could be requested by Members of the Pension  Board at a preceding meeting or could be requested to be included on the agenda at the next meeting by contacting the Technical and Development Manager.

Resolved –

That the work plan of regular reports appended to Document “AE” be approved.

ACTION: Director, West Yorkshire Pension Fund