Function:
The
Cumbria LGPS Local Pension Board (‘the Board’) is
responsible for assisting the Administering Authority of the
Cumbria Local Government Pension Scheme to secure compliance with
relevant regulations and legislation and the requirements of the
Pensions Regulator in relation to the Local Government Pension
Scheme (LGPS); and to ensure the effective and efficient governance
and administration of the LGPS.
The Board is constituted under the Public Service
Pension Act 2013 and the Local Government Pension Scheme
(Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2014 and is therefore not
subject to the requirements of s.101 of the Local Government Act
1972. The Board has no remit as a decision making body but is
established to assist the Administration Authority fulfil its
functions which shall be deemed to cover all aspects of governance
and administration of the Pension Fund.
There is a legislative
requirement on Members of a Local Pension Board to develop a level
of knowledge and understanding of pension matters sufficient to
enable them to provide effective, constructive and informed support
to the Administering Authority. The responsibility is a personal
one rather than a collective one.
Membership of the Board:
It is composed of:-
·
3 employer representatives
(allocated: 1 to Cumbria County Council, 1 to the District
Councils, and 1 for all other employers within the Cumbria Fund);
and
·
3 member (current and former
employees) representatives (selected to ensure all membership
groups within the Fund are covered).
Details of current members
of the Board:
Employer
representatives:
·
David Southward (Cumbria
County Council),
·
Barbara Cannon (District
Council),
·
Kerry Powell (Other -
Employers)
Employee (member)
representatives:
·
Deirdre Burnet
(Pensioner),
·
Karen Thomson
(Deferred),
·
Karen Wilson
(Active)
Agenda Papers
The agendas, minutes and reports for the meetings
of the Board and dates for future meetings are available on the
website (refer to the option above to ‘Browse meetings and agendas
for this committee’). Meetings are open to the
press and public. Occasionally, the Board may meet in private to
discuss specific confidential matters.
Register of Interests and Code of
Conduct
Prior
to appointment to the Board all Members are required to sign up to
the Board’s Code of Conduct and Conflicts of Interest
Policy. As a body representing the public interest the Code
of Conduct and Conflicts of Interest Policy of Members of the Local
Pension Board will be aligned to those applicable to Members of the
Pension Committee and are available at:Constitution
- Part 4B - Members' Code of Conduct and guidance : Cumbria County
Council
Further details of the work of the Board may
be found in the Board’s Terms of Reference, reflected as the
Functions of the Board which are available at:
Constitution - Part 2P - Cumbria Local
Pension Board : Cumbria County Council