Purpose: To assist 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.
Membership:
Employer representatives: Ian Stewart (Cumbria County Council);
Vacant (District Council); Ruth Hunter (Other)
Employee representatives: Deidre Burnet (Pensioner), Jackie
Franklin (Active member), Karen Thomson (Deferred
member)
Contact information: Email: pensions@cumbria.gov.uk
Further Information:
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.
Membership of the Board
It is
composed of:-
- 3
employer representatives (allocated: 1 to Cumbria County Council, 1
to the Cumbrian District Councils, and 1 for all employers within
the Cumbria Fund); and
- 3
member representatives (selected to ensure all membership groups
within the Fund are covered).
Details
of current members of the Board:
·
Employer representatives: Ian Stewart (Cumbria
County Council); Vacant (District Council); Ruth Hunter (Other -
Police)
·
Employee representatives: Deidre Burnet (Pensioner),
Jackie Franklin (Active), Karen Thomson (Deferred)
Agenda Papers
The
agendas, minutes and reports for the meetings of the Board and also
dates for future meetings are also available on the website.
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 here.
Further
details of the work of the Board may be found in the Board’s
Terms of Reference detailed at the link above.
