A handbook has been produced and published by the Berkshire Pension Fund to assist members of the Local Pension Board in their role of assisting the Administering Authority in securing compliance with the LGPS Regulations and other Legislation relating to governance and administration of the Scheme and of any requirements imposed by the Pensions Regulator.
The handbook provides may links to supporting documentation and will be of use to elected and other members of both the Berkshire Pension Fund and Berkshire Pension Fund Advisory Panels.
The handbook has been compiled in several sections all of which can be found below:
Section 2 - Legislation and Regulation
Section 3 - Complying with TPR Code of Practice
Section 5 - Governance Structure
Section 6 - Statements of Policy
Section 7 - Funding and Investments
Section 9 - Overview of the LGPS
Section 12 - HM Revenue and Customs
Section 13 - The Government Actuary's Department
Appendix 1 - Council Constitution parts 6 and 7
Appendix 2 - Code of Conduct for Pension Board members
Appendix 3 - Terms of Reference for Pension Board members
Appendix 4 - Schedule of Attendance
Appendix 5 - Training Policy and Framework
Appendix 6 - Third party contracts
Appendix 7 - Supporting documentation
Whilst not an authoritative explanation of the law, it is hoped that the handbook will become a useful reference source to all individuals involved in the governance and administration of the Berkshire Pension Fund.