The Freedom of Information Act requires us to produce a scheme setting out the information that we routinely make available.
Read our Freedom of Information Publication Scheme.

To ask us for details of the information we might hold about you if you are or have been a member of the Pension Fund a subject access request or more general information a freedom of information request

Before submitting a freedom of information request we do publish a lot of information on this website and the links below might help you find what you are looking for:

Who we are and what we do

The following information concerned with the rules by which we operate and how we are organised can be found through these links:

•   to link to the 'Constitution', go to the Governance (our framework of rules) page.

•   to link to the 'Governance Compliance Statement'. go to the Pensions Policies page, (shows how we comply with specific parts of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations)

•   to link to the 'Local Code of Corporate Governance', go to the Governance page. (shows how the elements of our governance framework are designed to meet best practice standards)

•   to link to the 'Annual Governance Statement', go to the Governance page. (an annual assessment of how effectively our governance arrangements meet best practice standards)

•   to link to the 'Details of the Local Pension Board members', go to the Governance page.

•   Contact Information

•   Our Organisation Structure

 

What we spend and how we spend it

The following information concerned with our budget and spending can be found through these links

•   Our budget

•   to link to the 'Our Medium Term Financial Strategy', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•   to link to the 'Treasury Management Strategy', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•   Our Accounts

•   to link to the 'Annual Governance Statement', go to the Governance page.

•   to link to the 'Annual Report from our External Auditor', go to the External Auditor page.

•   to link to the 'Our Pay Policy Statement', go to the Our Organisation page.

•   Our Contracts Register and Tender Opportunities

What our priorities are and how we are doing

We publish a lot of information on how we are doing as an organisation and on how the Pension Fund is doing which can be found through these links:

•   to link to the 'Corporate Strategy', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•   to link to the 'Annual Report', go to the Annual Reports page.

•   to link to the 'Human Resources Strategy', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•  to link to the 'ICT Strategy', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•   to link to the 'Equality and Diversity Scheme', go to the Our Corporate Plans and Policies page.

•   to link to the 'Investment Strategy Statement', go to the Investment Strategy Statement page.

•   to link to the 'Actuarial Valuations', go to the Actuarial Valuations page. page.

•   Pensions Administration Strategy Statement.

•   to link to the 'Responsible Investment Policy', go to the Responsible Investment Policies page.

•   Climate Change Policy page.

•   to link to the 'Annual Workforce Report' (including Gender Pay Gap), go to the Our Organisation page.

•   to link to the 'Quarterly Corporate Performance Report', go to the Corporate Performance Report

•   to link to the 'Quarterly Administration Performance Report', go to the meetings papers

•   Quarterly Investment Performance Report

•   Quarterly Responsible Investment Update

 

How we make decisions

You can find more information on the way we make decisions and the decisions we make through the links below:

•   to link to the 'Schedule of Meetings open to the public', go to the Calendar of meetings page, which also gives access to the Agendas and public reports for meetings of the Authority and other committees.

•   to link to the 'Agendas and public reports for meetings', go to the Voting Activity page

•   Funding Strategy Statement which sets out how we make decisions relating to the setting of contribution rates for employers and managing the entry and exit of employers from the Pension Fund.

•   to link to the 'Corporate Governance and Voting Guidelines', which set out how shares are voted on our behalf by the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership go to the Voting Activity page.

•   to link to the 'Consultation and Communication Strategy', go to the Pensions Policies page.

•   to link to 'Our Constitution', go to the Governance (our framework of rules) page.

•   Where reports considered at meetings rely on background papers these are listed at the end of the report and where a link is not provided in the report you can request the relevant document using the freedom of information request form

 

Our Policies and Procedures

As a public authority we have to maintain a lot of different policies and procedures which you can access through these links:

•   Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations

•   to link to the 'Administering Authority Policies ', go to the Pensions Policies page

•   Employers Discretionary Policies

•   to link to the 'Risk Management Policy', go to the Governance page.

•   to link to the 'Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy Statement', go to the Governance page.

•   to link to the 'Whistleblowing Policy Statement', go to the Governance page.

•   To link to the 'FoI Publication Scheme', go to the governance library

•   Customer Charter

Lists and Registers

We are required to make available various registers and lists. The following are available through the links below:

•   Register of Authority Members Declarations of interest

•   Register of Local Pension Board Members Declarations of interest

 

The Services we Offer

You can find out more about various aspects of our services through the links below:

•   How to complain

•   Scheme member newsletters

•   Details of the investments held by the Pension Fund

•   Details of the shareholder votes cast on behalf of the Authority

•   Vacancies

•   Invitations to tender

•   Details of the benefits available through joining the pension scheme