Pension Consultative Council

Information about the Pension Consultative Council.

Role of the PCC

The role of the PCC is to:

Consider and discuss any issues relating to the operation of the TfL Pension Fund
Receive and discuss reports from councillors who are Trustees
Make representations on such issues as it sees appropriate to either the Trustees of the Fund, the TfL Pensions Working Group or the Pensioners' Forum
Nominate four Trustees
Make representations direct to the principal employer about matters which fall outside the remit of the PWG and/or the Pensioners' Forum

The PCC does not deal with issues relating to individual entitlements to Fund benefits.

It normally meets four times a year.

Membership

The PCC is made up of 20 councillors in the following sections, elected directly by Fund members as shown below:

Section	Election procedures	Number of members
Section One	Elected by and from members (including dependants of deceased members) already receiving pensions and members with deferred pension benefits, but excluding any members of Sections Two and Three	8
Section Two	Elected by and from members who are employees of TfL or its subsidiaries or contractors but excluding members of Section Three	4
Section Three	Elected by and from members who are employees of London Underground Limited or its subsidiaries or contractors, or of Tube Lines Limited	8

The current PCC Councillors

Section One
Alexandra Barnes
David Biggs
Graham Dean
Tim Handley
Mark Harding (Chair)
Paul Kilius-Smith*
Chris Miller*
Kim Travers

Section Two
David Moore* - TfL
Cathy Oates - TfL
Etienne Ramsay - TfL
Mohan Sukumaran - TfL

Section Three
Christopher De Larrabeiti - London Underground
Tony De Wet - London Underground
Matthew France - London Underground
Khadija McBain - London Underground
Paul Murphy* - London Underground
Rupert Pickering - London Underground
Paul Shannon - London Underground
Shamin Sultant - London Underground

*Trustees

Nominations and elections

The PCC elects its own Chair annually. The PCC Secretary (currently Qudsiyyah Tahir) is provided by TfL. Martin Hunter, Director of Pensions and Chief Executive of the TfL Pension Fund, or his deputy, attends as Pensions Adviser.

The longest-serving quarter of councillors of the PCC must retire from office on 30 November every year.

Any Fund members may nominate, and second, another member as a candidate for election or re-election to the section which represents them all. Retiring Councillors can also be nominated.

The nominee must also provide:

The nominee's written confirmation that he or she is prepared to serve on the PCC
A personal statement of up to 110 words detailing their reasons for standing for election, or re-election, to the PCC. If they are from section one you should also state whether they are a pensioner or deferred pensioner
The nominee's name, as they wish it to appear on the ballot paper
Dates the nominee served on the PCC if they have previously been a councillor

The information provided must be factual, appropriate and inoffensive. You may also provide a passport sized photograph of the nominee for inclusion in voting papers.

You should send completed nominations to PCC Secretary, usually by August. Watch the News section for further details and the deadline for submission.

If there are more nominations than vacancies, elections are held by postal ballot among Fund members in the relevant sections.

Occasionally, a PCC Councillor needs to step down from their PCC responsibilities prior to their term of office ending. In this situation a ‘casual’ vacancy is created for that remaining term of office. Current councillors can nominate a stand-in to fill this casual vacancy. Any individual who wishes to learn more or to be considered for filling a casual vacancy post that may arise should get in touch with a councillor who represents their Section - 1, 2 or 3.