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Title:
Pension Arrangements for staff transferred out of Cityserve following outsourcing by a City Council School
Include item on Forward Plan/ Key Decision
Yes
Urgent Decision - Not in Forward Plan
No
Details for Agenda Sheet
Report of Strategic Director for People
Implementation Date (not before meeting on)
Mon 30 Jan 2017
Purpose
This report outlines the current practice of the City Council in respect of pension arrangements of Council employees where a school which is currently purchasing cleaning and/or catering services from Cityserve and subsequently chooses to secure these services from another provider and staff TUPE over to the new provider. It highlights that at present there is no overall Council policy as to when the Council will enter into a Pension Admission Agreement where the new provider wishes to obtain Admitted Body Status (ABS) and thereby allow transferring staff to remain members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). It makes recommendations in respect of future policy and practice.
Key Portfolio
OLD - Transport and Environment
Chief Officer Decision Maker
2 Diamond
Decision Outcome
(i) Agreed to honour the existing commitments for the Council to enter into Pension Admission Agreements and act as guarantor thereby enabling transferring employees to remain as members of the Local Government Pension Scheme in respect of the schools identified in Appendix A of the report;
(ii) agreed that in future the policy will be that the Council will require new service providers to take out a bond to cover any actuarially assessed risk associated with continuing membership of the LGPS;
(iii) noted that the Council will ensure that the new policy position is clearly communicated to all schools which use the services of Cityserve;
(iv) delegated authority to the Executive Director for Education to enter into future Pension Admission Agreements in respect of Cityserve staff who transfer to private sector providers;
(v) noted that the Executive Director for Education shall provide an annual report to the relevant Cabinet Members in relation to all decisions made under recommendation (iv);
(vi) authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary documents to give effect to the above recommendations.
Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:
No
Is the Head of Services Aware of the Decision:
No
Is Decision County Wide:
No
Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
Additional Information
Decision Criteria
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Wards
(OLD) Acocks Green; (OLD) Aston; (OLD) Bartley Green; (OLD) Billesley; (OLD) Bordesley Green; (OLD) Bournville; (OLD) Brandwood; (OLD) Edgbaston; (OLD) Erdington; (OLD) Hall Green; (OLD) Handsworth Wood; (OLD) Harborne; (OLD) Hodge Hill; (OLD) Kings Norton; (OLD) Kingstanding; (OLD) Ladywood; (OLD) Longbridge; (OLD) Lozells and East Handsworth; (OLD) Moseley and Kings Heath; (OLD) Nechells; (OLD) Northfield; (OLD) Oscott; (OLD) Perry Barr; (OLD) Quinton; (OLD) Selly Oak; (OLD) Shard End; (OLD) Sheldon; (OLD) Soho; (OLD) South Yardley; (OLD) Sparkbrook; (OLD) Springfield; (OLD) Stechford and Yardley North; (OLD) Stockland Green; (OLD) Sutton Four Oaks; (OLD) Sutton New Hall; (OLD) Sutton Trinity; (OLD) Sutton Vesey; (OLD) Tyburn; (OLD) Washwood Heath; (OLD) Weoley
Topics
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Overview and Scrutiny
Schools, Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee
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Decision History
| 13/12/2016 16:54:56 | Mandeep Marwaha | Business Item Created | |
| 13/12/2016 16:54:56 | Mandeep Marwaha | Committee Added | Cabinet |
| 13/12/2016 16:54:56 | Mandeep Marwaha | Meeting Added | 24/01/2017 10:00AM |
| 13/12/2016 16:54:56 | Mandeep Marwaha | OS Committee Added | Schools, Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Acocks Green |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Aston |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Bartley Green |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Billesley |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Bordesley Green |
| 13/12/2016 16:55:11 | Mandeep Marwaha | Ward Added | Bournville |
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