Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

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.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2024.

To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.

To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make

To receive the public minutes of the ACCESS Joint Committee held on 9 September 2024.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations presenting the Pension Fund’s Business Plan for 2024/25 to 2027/28 and other statutory statements for the Panel and Board’s approval.

To receive a report from the Director of Corporate Operations outlining the investment performance of the cash balances held by the Pension Fund in 2024/25 to 31 October 2024.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations providing draft statutory statements for 2024 and an update on administration performance in the first six months of 2024/25.

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.

To receive a confidential appendix to the Administration update (Item 9 of the agenda).

To confirm the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2024.

To receive the exempt minutes of the ACCESS Joint Committee held on 9 September 2024.

To consider the exempt report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Operations providing an update on the progress of the Pension Fund’s investments.