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)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Regulatory and Appeals Committee Deputy Chair

Regulatory and Appeals Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 4.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 4:00 pm
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

Decisions from Meetings

108 decisions · Page 7 of 22

INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2025-26

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

...to note the internal audit plan for 2025/26 and the five-year plan from 2025/26 to 2029/30.

Recommendations Approved

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 108