Local pension board

The local pension board oversees how Southwark Council:

• complies with the LGPS legislation and other relevant regulations
• administers and governs the pension scheme

Its members are:

• Mike Ellsmore - independent chair
• Diana Lupulesc, Unison - employee representative
• Neil Tasker, UCATT - employee representative
• Tony O’Brien, retired employee representative
• Dominic Cain, Director of Exchequer Services - employer representative
• Allan Wells, Senior Governance Lawyer - employer representative
• Mike Antoniou, Harris Federation - schools employer representative

Read the LPB terms of reference.

Read our minutes and agendas

Agendas are published immediately following each quarterly meeting. Minutes are published following approval at the next quarterly meeting. To get a copy of any meeting minutes or agendas, email .

Read our annual reports and investment strategy

Updates since March 2020 are published on the pension fund's website.

Annual reports show how the fund is being invested and administered. To get copies of annual reports from before 2020, email lbspensions@southwark.gov.uk.

London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA)

Workers of the Inner London education authority who transferred to Southwark Council, and have continuous employment, remain members of the LPFA scheme.

Pension Advisory Panel

The Pension Advisory Panel (PAP) offers advice to the Council's chief finance officer. The role and functions of PAP are in the council’s constitution.

Read Southwark's Breaches of the Law Policy.

Agendas are published immediately following each quarterly meeting. Minutes are published following approval at the next quarterly meeting. To get a copy of any meeting minutes or agendas, email .