The Police Pensions Regulations 2015

Police Pension Boards: membership

14.—(1) Subject to regulation 16 (conflicts of interest), a Police Pension Board is to consist of the following members who are to be entitled to vote in its proceedings (“voting members”)—

(a) a chair and a deputy chair appointed by the scheme manager; and

(b) at least 4, and no more than 12, persons appointed by the chair with scheme manager approval.

(2) The chair and deputy chair must not both be employer representatives or member representatives(1).

(3) If the scheme manager does not appoint an independent chair, the chair and deputy chair must alternate their roles at intervals agreed by the Board.

(4) Equal numbers of employer representatives and member representatives must be appointed to the Board.

(5) The chair, with scheme manager approval, may appoint to the Police Pension Board up to 4 independent members who are not to be entitled to vote in the Board’s proceedings (“non-voting members”).

(6) A member of a Police Pension Board is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of that member’s appointment.

(7) In this regulation, “independent” means neither an employer representative nor a member representative.

(1)

See section 5(6) of the Act for the meaning of “employer representatives” and “member representatives”.