Barnet UNISON questions for Barnet Pension Fund Committee

Barnet UNISON members are key stakeholders in the Barnet Pension Local Government Scheme.

Barnet UNISON has been in discussions with Barnet Council and Capita for over 14 months in relation to most of the concerns identified in the recent Audit of the Pension Administration Service. We are presently meeting with Capita Pensions and senior officers to go through ongoing and sometime new emerging issues on behalf of our members.

As part of our role in support of our members, Barnet UNISON has the following questions for the Pension Fund Committee:

Agenda Item 7, Appendix B.

We note form Internal Audit Report that there is concern over pension data quality (finding 1) and pension calculations (finding 2 bullet point 4) http://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s45261/Referral%20from%20Local%20Pension%20Board.pdf

  1. What action has been or will be taken to ensure that pension calculations were correct and based on reliable data for all those who took their pensions after 1st April 2015?

 

  1. What action has been or will be taken to ensure that pension calculations were correct and based on reliable data for all those who deferred their pension after 1st April 2015?

 

  1. What action has been or will be taken to ensure that pension calculations were correct and based on reliable data for all those who transferred their pension after 1st April 2015?