Hampshire County Council
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Meeting
Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
12:00 PM
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
12:00 PM
End:
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
2:00 PM
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
25 Feb 2025
25 Feb 2025
Location:
Mitchell Room - HCC
Mitchell Room - HCC
Meeting Attendees
Co-opted Member
Councillor Judith Smyth
Employer Representative - Portsmouth City Council
Present, as expected
Co-opted Member
Phillip Reynolds
Scheme Member Representative - Pensioner Representative
Present, as expected
Co-opted Deputy
Paul Barber
Scheme Member Representative - Substitute
Present, as expected
Co-opted Member
Arron Hedges
Scheme Member Representative - Active
Present, as expected
Labour Deputy
Vacancy
Not required
Monitor
Carolan Dobson
Independent Adviser
Copy docmts only
Co-opted Deputy
Councillor Simon Letts
Employer Representative - Southampton City Council
Present, as substitute
Co-opted Member
Amelia Nirmal
Employer Representative - Other Employer
Present, as expected
Co-opted Member
Simon Walker
Scheme Member Representative - Deferred
Apologies, sent representative
Agenda
1
Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes
Apologies were received from Councillors Alex Crawford and Dominic Hiscock and Mr Simon Walker. The Chairman welcomed Mr Paul Barber, who was in attendance as the substitute scheme member representative.
2
Declarations of Interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
No declarations were made.
No declarations were made.
3
Confirmation of Minutes (Public)
To confirm the public minutes of the previous meeting.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes , 13/12/2024 Hampshire Pension Fund Panel and Board 17 Feb 2025
Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 13 December 2024, were confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
4
Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
Minutes
No deputations were received by the Panel and Board on this occasion.
5
Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make
Minutes
The Chairman informed Members that, accompanied by Councillor Andrew Joy, he had recently visited the site of a new ACCESS housing development in Alton. The Chairman observed that he had found the visit very informative.
6
Exclusion of the Press and Public
That in relation to the following items the press and public be excluded from the meeting, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of proceedings, that if a member of the public were present during the items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exempt information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the report.
Minutes
RESOLVED:
The Panel and Board agreed that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the reports.
The Panel and Board agreed that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the reports.
7
Confirmation of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting
To confirm the exempt minutes of the previous meeting.
Attachments:
8
Governance: Investment pooling proposal
To consider the exempt report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations providing an overview of the actions of the ACCESS pools in response to the Government’s Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) ‘Fit for the Future’ consultation, including proposals for significant changes to the pooling of investments.
Attachments:
- Document Investment pooling proposal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 1a - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 1B - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 2A - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 2B - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 3a - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 3b - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document Annex 4 - Government submission pooling option appraisal 17 Feb 2025
- Document 2025.02.25 PFPB - Minutes - Exempt 255 13 Mar 2025
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