Agenda and minutes

Teesside Pension Fund Committee - Thursday 7th May, 2026 3.00 pm

Venue: Mandela Room - Municipal Buildings. View directions

Contact: Tabitha Frankland 

Items
No. Item

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Welcome and Fire Evacuation Procedure

In the event the fire alarm sounds attendees will be advised to evacuate the building via the nearest fire exit and assemble at the Bottle of Notes opposite MIMA.

 

 

 

Minutes:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

The Chair welcomed all present to the meeting and read out the Building Evacuation Procedure. 

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Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

 

Name of Member

Type of Interest

Item / Nature of Business

Councillor Beall

 

Non-Pecuniary

Member of Teesside Pension Fund

Councillor Branson

 

Non-Pecuniary

Spouse – Member of Teesside Pension Fund

Councillor Coupe

Pecuniary

Non-Executive Director of Border to Coast Pensions Partnership LTD

Councillor Ewan

Non-Pecuniary

Member of Teesside Pension Fund and Member of Tyne and Wear Pension Fund

Councillor Jackson

 

Non-Pecuniary

Member of Teesside Pension Fund

Councillor Rostron

Non-Pecuniary

Member of Teesside Pension Fund

Brian Foulger

Non-Pecuniary

Member of Teesside Pension Fund

 

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Minutes - Teesside Pension Fund Committee - 4 March 2026 pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

The minutes of the meeting of the Teesside Pension Fund Committee held on 4 March 2026 were taken as read and approved as a correct record.

 

The Head of Pensions Governance and Investments noted that there had been developments since the last meeting of the Teesside Pension Fund Committee and confirmed that the Pension Schemes Bill had received Royal Assent on 29 April and was now the Pension Schemes Act 2026. It was highlighted that there were several changes and enhanced training requirements to be implemented in the year ahead.

 

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Any other urgent items which in the opinion of the Chair, can be considered

Minutes:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

None. 

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Exclusion of Press and Public

 

To consider passing a Resolution Pursuant to Section 100A (4) Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that if present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information falling within paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

 

ORDERED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that, if present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

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Exempt - Local Investment Update (EHC)

Minutes:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

The Senior Investment Research Consultant from Hymans Robertson was in attendance to provide further detail on the due diligence they had undertaken in regard to the Fund’s investment into the Ethical Housing Company and answer Member questions. 

 

ORDERED that:

 

1.     The recommendations as set out in the submitted report, were approved.

2.     Members requested that a number of actions be undertaken as a condition of approving the investment.