Decision details

The Board considered a report on the appointment of Chair, Membership and Terms of Reference of the Board.

The report set out details of the appointment of Mr William Bourne as independent Chair, together with the following eight other members:

Employer Representatives

County Councillor Tony Martin, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services, Lancashire County Council

Steve Browne, Corporate Director, Commissioning and Deputy Chief Executive, Lancashire County Council

Steve Thompson, Director of Resources, Blackpool Council (representing Unitary, City, Boroughs, Police and Fire)

Carl Gibson, Director of Finance, Edge Hill University (representing other employers)

Scheme Member Representatives

Kathryn Haigh, representing active members

Yvonne Moult, representing active members

John Hall, representing deferred members

Robert Harvey, representing pensioner members

The Terms of Reference of the Board, set out at Appendix 'A', had been approved by the Full Council on 18 December 2014. Reference was made to the policy document on reporting breaches referred to in Section 15 of the Board's Terms of Reference. The Clerk reported that the policy document was not yet in place.

Resolved: - That:

(i)  The appointment of Mr William Bourne as independent Chair of the Board, as set out in the report, now presented, be noted;

(ii)  The membership of the Board, as set out in the report, now presented, be noted;

(iii)  The Terms of Reference of the Board, as set out in the report, now presented, be noted;

(iv)  The Clerk be requested to consider the arrangements for a policy document in respect of reporting breaches as set out in Section 15 of the Board's Terms of Reference.