Local Pension Board

Delegated Powers

The Authority’s Local Pension Board was established on 1 April 2015 in accordance with statutory requirements set out in the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

The Board will be responsible for ensuring that good standards of governance are achieved and maintained in the implementation and application of the Firefighters’ Pension Schemes. A copy of the Board’s latest Annual Report can be found by clicking on the relevant tab below.

The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Local Pension Board comprises six members: 3 Scheme Manager (employer) and 3 Scheme Member (2 x current / retired / deferred employee and 1 x representative of the Fire Brigades’ Union) representatives.

Membership

Scheme Manager Representatives		Scheme Member Representatives
Cllr P Harrand		P Drinkwater
Cllr A Wenham (Vice Chair)		C Lawton (Chair)
J Roberts		J Davies

Meetings – Agendas and Minutes

Meeting 24 July 2020

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting of the Local Pension Board to be held on Friday 24 July 2020 at 11:30am via Microsoft Teams

Agenda

1 Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair 2020 – 21

Link to report

2 Membership of the Local Pension Board 2020 – 21

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3 Urgent items

4 Admission of the public

The Board is asked to consider whether, by resolution, to exclude the public from the meeting during the items of business marked with an ‘E’ reference, because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

5 Declarations of interest

To consider any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

6 Minutes of the previous meetings held on

a) 31 January 2020

10 Scrutiny and review

a) Discretions
b) Pensions Breaches register
c) Pensions Risk register
d) Compliance deadlines

Link to report

11 Pension Ombudsman – update

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12 Legislative update

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13 Scheme Advisory Board Minutes

Local Pension Board Effectiveness Committee at a meeting held on 5 March 2020

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14 West Yorkshire Pension Fund – key performance indicators

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15 Administration strategy consultation

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16 Firefighter Pension Scheme bulletins 28 – 34

Link to report

17 COVID19 and the Firefighter Pension Schemes

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Agenda PDF Version
Reports PDF Version
Minutes PDF Version (Draft)

Meeting 22 January 2021

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting of the Local Pension Board to be held on Friday 22 January 2021 at 11:30am in the Training and Function Suite, Training Centre, Fire Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw.