Pensions Committee

Role of the Pensions Committee

Cornwall Council has set up a Pensions Committee to exercise its functions as the Administering Authority for the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Under the Local Authority (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000:  The responsibility for the Local Government Pension Scheme lies with the full Council.

They have delegated responsibility to the Pensions Committee.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Committee includes

• the Fund's Investment Strategy

• the Statement of Investment Principle

• acceptance of the triennial valuation report produced by the Fund Actuary

• appointment of AVC providers

• the appointment of investment managers, consultants and the custodian.

Other responsibilities include the approval of the:

• Annual Business Plan

• Annual Report and Accounts

• all other relevant policies.

Membership of the Pensions Committee

The Pensions Committee is made up of:

• Councillors

• Employee representatives

• Employer representatives

each having one vote.

The membership of the Committee from December 2025 is as follows:

Councillors

• Cllr James Ball

• Cllr Mark Burnett (Vice-Chair)

• Cllr Debra Clegg

• Cllr Cliff Crawford

• Cllr Damon Dennis

• Cllr Joanna Kenny

• Cllr Andrew Mitchell

• Cllr Sean Smith

• Cllr Mike Thomas (Chair)

Employee Representatives

• Miss E Causer

• Mr J Tutchier

Employer Representatives

• Mrs J Martin

• Mr C Wilson

Related documents

See below for the:

• Policy for Reporting Breaches in Law

• Training Strategy

• Role of the Employer Representative

For more information please see the Councillors and Democracy section. This includes the agendas and minutes of the Pension Committee.