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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Guide to Information

Class 1 - Who we are and what we do

• About NILGOSC
• Location and Contact Details
• Administration of the Pension Scheme
• Management Statement
• Governance Policy Statement
• Committee Responsibilities
• Committee Structure
• Biographies of Committee Members
• Committee Meetings
• Advisers to the Committee
• Organisational Structure
• Biographies of the Senior Management Team
• Legislative Basis - Scheme legislation, guidance and policies
• List of employers contributing to the Scheme

Class 2 - What we spend and how we spend it

• Annual Report and Accounts
• Historic Annual Reports and Accounts
• Purchasing Policy
• Public Tenders -  None at present
• Local Government Pay and Grading Structures
• Expenses, Travel and Subsistence Rates (Committee)
• Expenses, Travel and Subistance Rates (Staff)
  

Fund Management

• Fund Value and Details
• Annual Market Report
• Funding Strategy Statement
• Statement of Investment Principles
• Actuarial Valuation
• Major Holdings
• All Equity Holdings
  

Class 3 - What our priorities are and how we are doing

• Corporate Plan
• Annual Report and Accounts
• Historic Annual Reports and Accounts
• Performance Standards
• Scheme Statistics
• Satisfaction Survey
• Investment Performance

Class 4 - How we make decisions

• Management Committee and sub-Committee Terms of Reference
• Code of Best Practice for Committee Members
• Minutes of Committee and sub-Committee meetings - available on request only as confidential information must be removed before publication to the general public
• Policy Proposals and Decisions -  None at present
• Consultations
• Equality Impact Assessments
• Responsible Investment Voting Policies
• Decisions, Reviews and Complaints

Class 5 - Our policies and procedures

• Complaints Procedure
• Purchasing Policy
• Equality Scheme
• Freedom of Information Policy
• Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
• Data Protection Policy
• Communications Policy
• National Fraud Initiative
• Governance Policy Statement
• Statement of Investment Principles
• Funding Strategy Statement
• Employment Policies -  These are included in the NILGOSC Staff Handbook. This is not available on the website but a copy of the handbook or the separate individual policies contained within it can be made available on request.
• Register of Committee Members' and Officers' Interests - This is not available on the website but is open for inspection at the NILGOSC premises.
• Register of Gifts and Hospitality - This is not available on the website but details can be made available on request.

Class 6 - The services we offer - Pensions

Scheme Guides

• The Members’ Guide - currently being updated
• The Employers’ Guide - currently being updated
• The Councillors' Guide
• Short Guide to the Scheme
• The Retirement Guide
• Increasing your Retirement Benefits Guide
• Members' News
• Pensioners' News
• Deferred Members' News
  
• Pensions – The Basics’ Leaflet (Department of Work and Pensions)
• List of Employers
  
• Employer Circulars
  
• Decisions, Reviews and Complaints