Local democracy

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MINUTES OF THE WEST YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND (WYPF) LOCAL PENSION BOARD MEETINGS HELD ON 24 MARCH 2020 AND 23 JUNE 2020

Meeting: 17/09/2020 - Governance and Audit Committee (Item 6)

6 MINUTES OF THE WEST YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND (WYPF) LOCAL PENSION BOARD MEETINGS HELD ON 24 MARCH 2020 AND 23 JUNE 2020 pdf icon PDF 78 KB

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 LGPS.

 

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council), as Scheme Manager, as defined under section 4 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, has delegated legal and strategic responsibility for West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) to the Governance and Audit Committee.

 

The minutes of the WYPF Pension Board meeting are submitted to this Committee (Document “K”).

 

Recommended –

 

The minutes of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board meetings held on 24 March 2020 and 23 June 2020 be considered.

 

                                                            (Caroline Blackburn - 01274 434523)

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved-

 

That the minutes of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Board meetings held on 24 March 2020 and 23 June 2020 were considered.

 

                                                            (Caroline Blackburn – 01274 434523)

Minutes:

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 LGPS.

 

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council), as Scheme Manager, as defined under section 4 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, had delegated legal and strategic responsibility for West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) to the Governance and Audit Committee.

 

The minutes of the WYPF Pension Board meeting were submitted to this Committee (Document “K”).

 

In response to a Members question it was reported that the effects of the Covid -19 pandemic was now included as a risk in the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Risk Register.

 

The West Yorkshire Pension Fund Director confirmed that business continuity arrangements were in place for both the administrative and investment side of the pension fund.

 

Resolved-

 

That the minutes of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Board meetings held on 24 March 2020 and 23 June 2020 were considered.