Pension Board

 

Thursday, 12 February 2026

 

10.00 am Committee Room, County Hall, Lewes

 

 

MEMBERSHIP -

Ray Martin (Chair)

Zoe O'Sullivan, Trevor Redmond, Neil Simpson, Philippa Buckingham, Linda Hughes and Councillor Andrew Wilson

 

 

A G E N D A

 

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1.  

Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2025  (Pages 3 - 16)

 

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2.  

Apologies for absence 

 

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3.  

Disclosure of interests 

 

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4.  

Urgent items 

Notification of any items which the Chair considers urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda.

 

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5.  

Pension Committee Agenda and Summary of Previous Minutes  (Pages 17 - 22)

 

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6.  

Pension Reform Agenda  (Pages 23 - 26)

 

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7.  

Application for a Combined Pension Committee and Pension Board  (Pages 27 - 30)

 

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8.  

Triennial Valuation 2025 and Funding Strategy Statement  (Pages 31 - 198)

 

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9.  

Governance Report  (Pages 199 - 268)

 

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10.  

East Sussex Pension Fund Quarterly Budget Report  (Pages 269 - 284)

 

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11.  

Employer Engagement and Communications Report  (Pages 285 - 292)

 

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12.  

Pension Administration - updates  (Pages 293 - 306)

 

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13.  

Internal Audit Reports and Strategy for Pensions 2026/27  (Pages 307 - 338)

 

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14.  

Pension Fund Risk Register  (Pages 339 - 350)

 

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15.  

Work Programme  (Pages 351 - 368)

 

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16.  

Any non-exempt items previously notified under agenda item 4 

 

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17.  

Exclusion of the public and press 

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

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18.  

Governance Report - Exempt  (Pages 369 - 372)

 

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19.  

Pension Fund Breaches Log and Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure case report  (Pages 373 - 378)

 

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20.  

Employer Admissions and Cessations Report  (Pages 379 - 384)

 

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21.  

Any other exempt items previously notified under agenda item 4 

 

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PHILIP BAKER

Deputy Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                         4 February 2026

 

Contact Sophie Webb, Governance and Democracy Manager,

01273 337495

Email: Sophie.Webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

 

NOTE: As part of the County Council’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this meeting will be broadcast live on its website and the record archived. The live broadcast is accessible at: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts

 

 

 

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