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• General Code of Practice - Annual compliance report

  Recommendations Approved

  ... to note the update on the General Code of Practice compliance statement and approve the transition of the compliance assessment into business-as-usual activity with annual reviewing and reporting.

• Exclusion of Press and Public.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to exclude the press and public from the meeting due to the likely disclosure of exempt information, deeming the exemption's maintenance in the public interest.

• 2025/26 Programme of Meetings.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the 2025/26 programme of meetings, to be held at County Hall, Preston, at 2:00 pm on July 22, 2025, October 21, 2025, January 27, 2026, and April 14, 2026.

• Part II reports from the most recent Pension Fund Committee.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the report on Part II reports considered by the Pension Fund Committee on 6 December 2024.

• Pension Administration Update

  Recommendations Approved

  ... to note the report and updates from the Managing Director of Local Pensions Partnership Administration Ltd (LPPA) on performance and the Pension Board's comments.

• Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the recommendations following the Chair's declaration of a non-pecuniary interest related to another pension pooling company and their deferred membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Regulatory Update

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the updates on regulatory matters as presented and discussed in the report.

• Fit for Future - LGPS consultation

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the Lancashire County Pension Fund's (LCPF) response to the Local Government Pension Scheme Fit for the Future consultation.

• Pensions Dashboard

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to continue receiving updates on activity associated with the Lancashire County Pension Fund complying with the government's Pension Dashboard connection deadline.

• Minutes of the Last Meeting.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the updates provided, confirm the minutes of the October 15, 2024 meeting as accurate, and acknowledge the resignation of Mr. A Egerton.

• Appeals update

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to monitor the rise in appeal cases, review the situation into 2025 to determine if it's a one-off or longer-term issue, and report back to the Board.

• Terms of Reference for the Lancashire Local Pension Board.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the revised Terms of Reference for the Pension Board, as approved by Full Council on 17 October 2024 and set out in Appendix A of the presented report.

• Welcome and Apologies.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the welcome to the meeting and the apologies received from Ms. G Hart, Scheme Member representative.

• LCPF Breaches Report

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the summary of pension fund breaches and complaints from September to November 2024 and to receive an update on a specific breach at the next meeting.

• LPPA Efficiency & Service Improvement Plan

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the update on the LPPA Efficiency & Service Improvement Plan and to be kept informed of future developments.

• LCPF Risk Register

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note updates to risks M1 and O7, approve the inclusion of new risk T7, approve streamlined updates to risks I1, M1, O1 and O7 in the Risk Register, and nominate Mr S Lawrence and Ms D Parker to review streamlined risk templates with the Pensions Team before presentation to the Board.

• Part I reports presented to the recent Pension Fund Committee.

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to determine comments regarding Part I reports considered by the Pension Fund Committee on 6 December 2024, including updates on decisions related to Budget Monitoring 2024/25 Q2, the Local Pensions Partnership Annual Report and Accounts, and the Responsible Investments Report.

• Pension related training for Board Members

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the participation of Board members in recent pension-related training events and reflect this in the Pension Board's Training Record.

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Councillor County Councillor Ged Mirfin Local Councillor Decision - Ribble Valley North East Reform UK · Ribble Valley North East

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