Decision details

Local Government Reform Cumbria Pension Arrangements

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Decision Maker: Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

There is a paper that is due to go to Full Council for the 15th December meeting regarding the LG Reform in Cumbria and Lancashire Pension Fund. This will be in relation the Westmorland and Furness being the Admin Authority Cumbria Pension Fund from 1st April 2023.

Decisions:

County Councillor Eddie Pope moved a report proposing that Lancashire County Council agreed the Westmoreland and Furness Council delegating its pension fund administration function to Lancashire County Council pursuant to section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972.

Resolved: - That:

(i) The delegation of the pension fund administration function of Westmoreland and Furness Council to Lancashire County Council pursuant to section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 subject to the council entering into appropriate legal agreements with the parties, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved.

(ii) The Director of Corporate Services be authorised to agree the final legal agreements on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Corporate Priorities : zFormerPriority_Delivering better services;

Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);

Contact: Sean Greene, Head of Pension Fund Email: Sean.Greene@lancashire.gov.uk.