The SHPS Committee
The Structure of the SHPS Committee
The SHPS Committee consists of ten unpaid members:
- Three members nominated and elected by employers;
- Three members nominated and elected by active and deferred members;
- One member nominated and elected by the Scheme's pensioners;
- One member nominated by the National Housing Federation;
- One member nominated by Community Housing Cymru.
Additional members can be co-opted to the Committee, usually for their expertise in a specific area.
Committee members retire by rotation every two years.
The SHPS Committee Members
| Colin Small (Chair) |
Group Financial Director: Festival Housing Group |
| Alister Green |
Pensioner: Bield Housing Association |
| Dennis Jones |
Payroll Manager, ExtraCare Charitable Trust |
| Douglas Cuthbertson |
Group Director Finance: Isos Housing Ltd |
| Heather Rutherford |
Formerly of Orbit Housing Group |
| Hugh Jones |
Nominated By Community Housing Cymru |
| Nick Horne (Vice Chair) |
Chief Executive: Arcadia Housing Group |
| Richard Sheppard |
Pensioner |
| Stephen Duckworth |
Nominated by the National Housing Federation |
| Tiyani Behanzin |
Independent Housing Management & Development Consultant |
The Role of the SHPS Committee
The Committee meets four times a year, usually in Leeds; additional meetings are scheduled if required. The Committee is assisted by an independent consultant, Janet Hennessey, who is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute.
The responsibilities of the Committee are:
- To monitor the administration of The Pensions Trust
- To ensure the benefits provided by the Scheme comply with legislation
- To ensure the Scheme is financially secure
- To make necessary changes to the Scheme to comply with legislation
- To monitor the investment performance of The Pensions Trust
- To receive the actuarial valuations and accounts for the Scheme.
Interested in becoming a committee member? |
| The next elections will be held in 2009. Nomination Forms will be issued in Spring 2009 to members and employers. |