Shakeela Lal - Councillor for Bradford (City)

Councillor Shakeela Lal

Labour City Labour Group Chief Whip

Email: shakeela.lal@bradford.gov.uk

Council: Bradford

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Regulatory and Appeals Committee (Deputy Chair) Staffing Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board (Chair) Standards Committee Appointment Panel (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

46 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 4.00 pm

December 09, 2025
West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board Chair

West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.30 am

December 02, 2025
Appointment Panel Committee Member

Dir of Human Resources, Appointment Panel - Monday, 27th October, 2025 10.30 am

October 27, 2025
Appointment Panel Committee Member

SD Corporate Resources, Appointment Panel - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 10.15 am

October 23, 2025
Appointment Panel Committee Member

Dir of Corporate Resources, Appointment Panel - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 3.00 pm

October 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

98 decisions · Page 5 of 20

2025 VALUATION

From: West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 11.30 am - September 24, 2025

...to note the report providing an update on the work undertaken to date on the 2025 Actuarial Valuation and the next steps.

Recommendations Approved

ADDRESSING TRACING AND MORTALITY SCREENING

From: West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 11.30 am - September 24, 2025

...to note the report regarding the new tracing and mortality contract with Target, a specialist tracing company, aimed at improving data quality, reducing pension overpayments, and enhancing the accuracy of records for the Pensions Dashboard.

Recommendations Approved

TRAINING UPDATE AND PLANS

From: West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 11.30 am - September 24, 2025

... to ensure Pension Board members fully understand their responsibilities and the issues they are dealing with, the recommendations for training courses, conferences, and seminars were approved, including completion of the TPR Public Sector Toolkit, the Hymans Robertson online LGPS Learning Academy, and attendance at external events provided by Pensions UK, LGA & Actuarial firms.

Recommendations Approved

TRAINING - THE RETIREMENT JOURNEY

From: West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 11.30 am - September 24, 2025

...recommendations regarding training on the retirement journey were approved, following a presentation and discussion for Board members to enhance their knowledge and skills in governing and administering the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Recommendations Approved

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME (LGPS) REGULATIONS UPDATE

From: West Yorkshire Pension Fund Pension Board - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 11.30 am - September 24, 2025

...that the Pension Board noted the report updating them on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) 2014 and associated matters.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 46

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 98