Decision

a)    The Committee considered and commented on the update.

b)    The Committee noted the Governments Pension Review and agreed the process for responding to consultations outside the Committee cycle.

c)    The Committee approved the updated Conflicts of Interest Policy

d)    The Committee approved the updated decision-making matrix in the Policy on the Overpayment and Underpayment of Pension Scheme Benefits.

e)    The Committee agreed that the Chair will send a letter to the government stating that a three week consultation period is too short to be suitable for local government Committees to respond