Agenda

Pension Advisory Board - Wednesday, 23 April 2025 9.30 am

Venue: County Hall, Chichester PO19 1RQ

Contact: Email:  pensions.feedback@westsussex.gov.uk 

Items
Note No. Item

Part I

9.30 am

1.

Declarations of Interests and Conflicts

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personal interest, or any potential conflicts of interest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it. If in doubt, contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

9.31 am

2.

Part I Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 76 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 7 February 2025.

9.36 am

3.

Urgent Matters

Items not on the agenda, which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion, should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances.

9.38 am

4.

Part II Matters

Members are asked to indicate at this stage if they wish the meeting to consider bringing into Part I any items on the Part II agenda.

9.40 am

5.

Action log pdf icon PDF 33 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

Additional documents:

9.50 am

6.

Pensions Committee Minutes - Part I pdf icon PDF 73 KB

The Board is asked to note the confirmed Part I minutes from the meeting of the Pensions Committee on 27 January 2025 and 24 February 2025. The Board are also asked to note the agenda from both meetings.

Additional documents:

9.55 am

7.

Risk Register pdf icon PDF 32 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

Additional documents:

10.10 am

8.

Business Plan Update pdf icon PDF 40 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services

Additional documents:

10.25 am

9.

Pension Administration Performance pdf icon PDF 33 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

Additional documents:

10.40 am

10.

Regulations and Governance update pdf icon PDF 68 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Chairman of the Board.

Additional documents:

10.55 am

11.

Review of Pension Fund Policy Documents pdf icon PDF 42 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

Additional documents:

11.10 am

12.

Financial Information pdf icon PDF 32 KB

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

Additional documents:

11.25 am

13.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Board will be held at 9.30 am on 25 July 2025.

Part II

11.27 am

14.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Board is asked to consider in respect of the following item(s) whether the public, including the press, should be excluded from the meeting on the grounds of exemption under Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as indicated below, and because, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption of that information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exempt: paragraph 3, financial or business affairs of any person (including the authority).

11.30 am

15.

Part II Minutes of the last meeting

To confirm the part II minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 7 February 2025.

11.35 am

16.

Pensions Committee Minutes – Part II

The Board is asked to note the confirmed Part II minutes from the meetings of the Pensions Committee on 27 January 2025 and 24 February 2025 (yellow paper).

11.40 am

17.

Funding Strategy Statement and Investment Strategy Statement

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.

11.55 am

18.

LGPS Investment Pooling

The Board is asked to note the report by the Executive Director of Finance and Support Services.