Councillor County Mohammed Iqbal MBE

...to extend the contract of the current Independent Chair of the Lancashire Local Pension Board, Ms. Fiona Miller, for a further two years, until 31 October 2027.

...to note the report of the Pension Fund Committee from its meeting held on 19 September 2025, which included approvals for the draft Lancashire County Pension Fund Annual Report 2024/25, the updated Governance Compliance Statement, and the draft Funding Strategy Statement for consultation, as well as noting updates on training, responsible investments, the McCloud regulatory decision, internal audit assurance, pensions administration performance, cyber security, the Local Pensions Partnership, investment performance, the Investment Panel, and recommending the contract extension for the independent Chair of the Lancashire Local Pension Board.

...to note the report regarding the Chief Executive's appointment of Brendan Arnold as Interim Director of Finance and Commerce and Section 151 Officer, made on behalf of the Urgency Committee.

...to approve in principle the admission of new partner funds into Local Pensions Partnership Investments Limited (LPPI), as recommended by the Pension Fund Committee.

...to consider and approve the recommendations within the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2024/25, which summarized the activities, findings, impacts, and contributions of the scrutiny committees to the council's corporate priorities.