About the scheme
Warwickshire pension board
In accordance with the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, a Pensions Board was established from 1 April 2015. The Pensions Board has responsibility for assisting Warwickshire Pension Fund as the Funds Scheme Manager in relation to the following matters:
- Securing compliance with the scheme regulations and other legislation relating to the governance and administration of the scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it
- Securing compliance with requirements imposed in relation to the scheme and any connected scheme by the Pensions Regulator
- Such other matters as the scheme regulations may specify.
The Terms of Reference of the Pensions Board specifies the role of the Pension Board including the number of scheme member and employer representatives required to be members of the Board, and the frequency and format of the meetings.
What does the Pension Board do?
The Local Pension Board will be responsible for assisting Warwickshire Pension Fund, who is the Scheme Manager, to secure compliance with:
- The scheme regulations and other legislation relating to the governance and administration of the scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it
- Requirements imposed in relation to the scheme and any connected scheme by the Pensions Regulator
- Any other such other matters as the scheme regulations may specify.
The Pensions Board is an oversight body and does not have decision making powers. The Pensions Board does not replace existing governance arrangements in place in the Warwickshire Pension Fund in respect of the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
How is the Pension Board set up?
The Pension Board consists of six voting members and is constituted as follows:
- Three employer representatives
- Three scheme member representatives.
Employer representatives sitting on the Pensions Board must be office holders or senior employees of employers in the Fund or, have experience of representing scheme employers in a similar capacity.
Employer representatives can also include elected members however, no officer or elected member of the Administering Authority who is responsible for the discharge of any function of the Administering Authority under the LGPS Regulations, may serve as a member of the Pension Board. All employer representatives must have the capacity to represent Pension Fund employers.
Scheme member representatives should be scheme members of the Warwickshire Pension Fund and have the capacity to represent scheme members of the Fund. There should be an equal number of Scheme member and Employer Representatives.
An independent member and any substitute members may also be included in the composition of the Pension Board. Substitute members for Employer and Scheme Member representatives will have voting rights but an independent member or any other members appointed to the Pension Board do not have voting rights on the Pension Board.
Who are the current Pension Board members?
The following members were appointed to sit on the Pensions Board:
Chair
Keith Bray - postmaster@keithbray.plus.com
Member Representatives
Sean McGovern - sean.mcgovern@coventry.gov.uk
Alan Kidner - alankidner.warksLGPS@virginmedia.com
Mike Snow -
Employer Representatives
Jeff Carruthers - jeffrey.carruthers@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
Keith Francis – keithf50b@gmail.com
How often does the Pension Board meet?
The Pension Board meet approximately four times a year.
Agendas, meetings, presentations and reports
- Hymans - Warwickshire Local Pension Board training (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Local Authority Pension Fund Forum - Warwickshire Pension Board training day (PDF, 1.8MB)
- The LGPS Community
- Summary of SAB meeting on the 8th April 2019
- Pensions Regulator – Warwickshire Local Pension Board (PDF, 1.28 MB)
- LGPS Warwickshire Pension Board Report 2017 (PDF, 25.48 KB)
