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1 Report to the Local Pension Board 1st ovember st December 2017 London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund 22nd January 2018.
2 Executive Summary Capita Employee Benefits is pleased to report to the Local Pension Board of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund for the period ovember to December 2017 inclusive. Encouragingly, as well as progressing many of the items included in the Service Rectification Plan (SRP), we have been able to maintain and improve upon the performance level achieved in the last period, reporting performance of 96.29% against the newly adopted performance targets for this period. The Pension team has continued to make strong progress in delivering planned actions on the SRP and are engaged with the HR SRO to sign off and progress the remaining items. Valuable feedback from the HR SRO has been received regarding improvements to the reporting of the administration of the Fund and these will be reflected in future reports. The key focus in Q1 is around delivering the Employer Forum to proactively raise employer awareness regarding their role and responsibilities in relation to the administration of the Fund, particularly in relation to the provision of accurate and timely employee data as part of the year end process. The Pension team has continued to meet regularly with LBB in order to bring increased transparency to the service. We fully support the meetings that have been set up with the Union to discuss any issues in the administration. The next meeting is scheduled for 21 st February Prepared by: Paul James Head of Public Sector Pensions Tel. number b Lingfield Point Darlington DL19FS Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 2
3 Performance Summary Performance for period 1 st ovember to 31 st December This report has been designed to provide a summary of the performance of the administration of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund for the period specified above. The table below outlines a summary of the transactions in the period: Table 1 Table 1: Overall Summary Case Group / Category All work outstanding at the beginning of the period Cases received in the period Cases completed in the period Cases re-categorised during the period All work outstanding at the end of the period umber of outstanding cases awaiting 3rd party information umber of workable items Total Cases completed within standard LGPS targets Volumes Capita is pleased to report that of the 2022 cases completed in the period, 1947 were completed within target which represents overall SLA compliance of 96.29%. This represents a slight improvement compared to the previous reporting period (94.29%), which is encouraging considering the focus and effort that has gone into progressing the deliverables on the Service Rectification Plan (SRP). During ovember and December, we handled 1211 calls to the Pension Helpline. 72% of these calls were answered within 5 rings. Only 1.3% of calls are received after 5pm but this can lead to longer waiting time which we are seeking to address through extra cover on the lines. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 3
4 Performance Breakdown In order to provide a greater understanding of the key transactions completed in the period, the following table sets out our performance against those transactions showing the starting and finishing position and the performance level achieved against each Case Type in the period: Table 2 Table 2: Summary Breakdown by Case Group Case Group Change of details Enquiries Request for Estimate of Benefits Leavers ew Starters Retirements Transfers In Transfers Out Bereavements Other Total Start Received Completed Terminated Carried Completed F/Ward Within Target SLA % % % % % % % % % % % % RAG Whilst overall compliance is pleasing, we will focus our attention on those categories that are below 90% with a view to achieving this as a minimum standard in future. For the purposes of SLA reporting, we have introduced a RAG rating based on the following levels of compliance: Lower than 80% - RED Between 80% and 90% - AMBER Over 90% - GREE Ultimately, our aim is to improve overall SLA compliance to be over 95% at all times, hence we are pleased to be able to shown this as GREE for the first time in this report to illustrate the progress being made in the administration. A schedule of the SLA targets that form the basis of this compliance analysis is shown at Appendix A. Focus during the next quarter will be to work with employers and their payroll providers to improve the quality and timeliness of data received for employees who have left employment and, in many cases, have decided to retire. During the period, we have been made aware of several cases where the member has contacted the Pension team to request details of final pension options or confirmation of pension payment dates, when final pensionable earnings details have not been received from the employer. This can be frustrating and disconcerting for the member, particularly at a time when they are going through a major life change. At times, this can lead to unwarranted complaints against the pension service which is totally dependent on receiving relevant salary details from the employer before we are in a position to calculate and make payment of final pension benefits. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 4
5 It is hoped that through our plans for a greater focus on Employer Engagement and the plans to hold regular Employer forums, we will be able to impress a greater degree of awareness of the role of the employer and the consequence of not complying with their responsibilities as set out in the Fund Administration Strategy. Ultimately, this should help eliminate any possibility of a member facing potential delays in receiving their pension payments, thereby improving the member experience and customer satisfaction rates. Quality In the last report, we stated our intention to include details of the quality of the administration service as well as the quantitive analysis that underpin the recently agreed SLA measures shown as Appendix A to this report. In order to do this, we are required to make some changes to our pension administration system to be able to report performance against quality standards at scheme level. This work has progressed to a point but there is more development work required and further testing needed before this reporting can be signed off. The Pension team is currently working with our IT team to progress this work. This was delayed slightly during the latter part of December due to the fact that there is a self-imposed code freeze within CES to allow for cyclical housekeeping activities to be performed on our IT systems. This is due to be raised in early January when the outstanding development work will be picked up again. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 5
6 Work in Progress Position The following table provides a breakdown of the age profile of the cases that can be progressed by Capita and those cases that require third party information before further action can be taken as summarised in Table 1. Table 3 Table 3: Case Age Summary <3 Months 3-6 Months 6-12 Months Months Months >24 Months Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party A complete breakdown of all outstanding casework, split between workable items and nonworkable items is shown as Appendix 2 Actions Required: Capita has commenced a review of all outstanding casework over 12 months old. Working closely with the HR SRO, we have proposed a number of ways that the outstanding casework can be reduced, based on a lack of engagement from the member or an interested third party for an extended period. We recognise, however, that from a member experience perspective, LBB may wish to take an alternative approach to that proposed even though there is been a period of inactivity in the case. It has been agreed, therefore, that a further discussion will be held with the HR SRO to agree an acceptable approach to cease activity on a case due to lack of contact that will stand up to audit scrutiny and therefore reduce outstanding work levels. Further discussions have been held regarding the Scheme Record Keeping Plan and the proposals put forward regarding the Common and Conditional Data test results. Agreement has been reached on the activities associated with the each proposal and this agreement has been captured in formal contract documentation and the work commissioned. Details of the agreed actions and progress made is reported and recorded at regular meetings to discuss the Service Rectification Plan. The proposal to address the outstanding leaver cases that represent a large proportion of the outstanding casework will be considered as part these discussions and progress will be reported at these meetings Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 6
7 Administration Update FI Screening: The Pension team is taking all appropriate action on bereavement cases notified via the FI portal. This process is now fully embedded into the administration operation with scheme data loaded into the FI portal on a monthly basis to identify registered deaths. Matched records that are identified via this process are compared the pension administration database to highlight any un-notified deaths. In many cases, the next of kin or representatives may have already notified us of the death and appropriate action will have already been taken. In those cases where we have not been notified, we take action to suspend pension payments, if required, and contact the last known address and/or nominated beneficiaries to seek the appropriate documentation. Additional Current Projects: Service Improvement Plan Working closely with LBB, Capita has continued to deliver against the requirements of the detailed Service Rectification Plan with monthly meetings scheduled in the diary to track progress and address specific concerns raised by the Council emphasising the need to bring: Increased transparency to the service Improved quality to members and employers Improved confidence in the service The Pension team has made continued strong progress in delivery against planned activities Work to progress the data rectification requirements has been agreed and the relevant tasks captured in formal documentation. Work on the development of a formal Communication Strategy and Engagement Plan has been completed and will be further refined in Q1 as we consider the use of a range of communication channels. Initial draft of Employer Compliance policy has been circulated and further feedback on the draft is expected to allow a revised version can be drafted. Enhanced operational printing controls have been implemented to eliminate the risk of LBB correspondence being printed and issued on incorrect letterhead. Focus in Q is the further development of the Engagement Plan and, in particular, the date and content for the Employer Forum to raise awareness regarding the employers role and responsibility in relation to the Fund s administration and, specifically, the process around the provision of timely and accurate End of Year data. Union Meeting We are committed to working with LBB and meet regularly with the Union to address any concerns and emerging issues. Our next meeting is scheduled for 21 st February One emerging theme that they have highlighted, as referenced earlier in this report, is the delays that certain members have experienced with regard to the provision of final pension details and confirmation of pension payment dates due to the fact that details of final pensionable earnings figures are not being provided by the employers or the payroll providers on a timely basis. We are currently exploring ways we can raise member and employer awareness regarding their roles and responsibilities in the retirement process. This will be through the Employer Engagement process and the better use of the web and the information that is held there. In the meantime, all delays are Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 7
8 addressed directly with the employer so that they are addressed immediately to avoid any member distress. GMP Reconciliation The Stage 1 GMP reconciliation report has now been received with recommended actions and associated fees for the work that is required over 2018 to fully reconcile the scheme contracted-out data to HMRC records. The scope of the exercise and the extent of the investigations into non-matching elements needs to be agreed with the Council as this will ultimately determine the overall cost. This exercise will be managed by a separate team in Capita who specialise in this activity. Progress towards the final reconciled position will be included in future reports. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 8
9 Scheme Calendar Overview Category Activity Req d by Status Achieved Comment 1 Event Child Review Report for /08/2017 Ongoing Review of children's pensions in payment ongoing. 29 cases identified for review. Requests for confirmation of continued eligibility have been issue and are being processed as part of the administration process 2 Event 3 Event 4 Request 5 Request 6 Request Issue active member annual benefit statements Issue overseas pensioners life declarations Summer Accounts data to Hymans Submit GAD Cost Cap Valuation data Liaise w ith GAD on Cost Cap Valuation outputs 31/08/2017 Complete 31/08/2017 Ongoing 31/08/2017 Complete All annual benefit statements issued by the due date, w here possible. Individual query cases are being investigated and revised statements are issued at the point of query resolution Review of overseas pensioner payments ongoing. Requests for confirmation of continued eligibility have been issued and are being processed on receipt of response from the pensioner All data w as submitted to the Actuary by the due date and any subsequent queries w ere resolved in a timely manner 31/08/2017 Pending n/a o data request received from GAD 30/09/2017 Pending n/a As 5 above 7 SIP Common Data Analysis 30/09/2017 Complete Common data analysis results have been shared w ith the client based on tpr's definition of new and legacy data. Further analysis supplied show ing the results based on the data created prior to and after Capita's appointment as administrator. Formal documentation submitted to confirm agreement to cleanse activity 8 Event 9 Event 10 SIP 11 Event 12 SIP Issue Pension Saving Statements to those w ho exceed Annual Allow ance Issue remaining Pension Saving Statements Devise Conditional Data tests to LBOB Issue Annual Scheme Return to tpr Analyse results of data loaded to Hymans Portal (the Brain) 06/10/2017 Complete 31/10/2017 Complete 31/10/2017 Complete 31/10/2017 Complete 31/10/2017 Complete Pension Savings Statements issued to all members subject to a tax charge by 6th October All remaining Pension Savings Statements issued by 31st October Proposal for Conditional Data tests submitted by Capita and criteria for the tests agreed w ith LBB. Formal documentation draw n up to agree to programme of w ork to complete cleanse activity Annual Scheme Return completed and returned to tpr w ithin agreed deadline. tpr has acknow ledged receipt of return to Capita Finance Full data extract loaded to Hymans portal and the data validation results analysed and compared to proposed Conditional Data tests. Results w ere consistent and covered by the proposed data tests. o additional data tests w ere necessary This shows the position up to 31 December An updated Scheme Calendar is currently being prepared for 2018 to include the relevant elements from the SRP. Progress against the key dates will be included in future reports. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 9
10 Complaints The current status of the number of complaints received in the period is shown in the table below: Member Ref. Date Received Details Justified Resolution Status Member E 7/8/17 Member claims to have not received answers to queries although there is no evidence of any queries being sent or received that have not been answered. A response issued on 09/05/17 contained an opting out form which has not been returned. Y The member's initial enquiry was made on 03/05/ s were sent to the member on 6 & 8 May requesting further information on each occasion. A full response was then provided on the 9 th, six days after the member's initial . There is no record of any further correspondence until 20 July when the member accused us of ignoring her enquiries. It is possible that she did not get our of 9 May or that she sent us a further enquiry which we did not receive. In any case, we did not reply to her of 20 July until 9 August. Letter of apology issued with offer of gesture of goodwill for D&I. Member F 24/8/17 Member complained as she has not received the response she was awaiting Member G 24/8/17 Member unhappy with delay in receiving CETV for divorce case. He has been made redundant and wishes to claim his pension. The PSO needs completing before we can calculate a CEV based on his pension. Member H 6/9/17 Member unhappy with length of time taken to pay retirement benefits. A retirement case has now been set up to issue retirement options. Member I 20/9/17 Member requested information which we couldn't answer without obtaining details from her payroll provider. There has been a delay in obtaining the information we required because the contact we had no longer works at the payroll provider and we hadn't been informed. We now have a new contact and the relevant information has been requested again and the Y Y Full response provided with letter of apology for delay in responding and an offer for D&I Case has taken over two years. Member has paid costs and is entitled to information Y Member left 31/12/16 and has not claimed benefits. Option forms reissued with an apology and an offer for any D&I Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 10
11 member informed. Member J 28/9/17 Widow of member hasn't received forms that have been issued and has complained about delay. Case set up to reissue forms. Member K 30/10/17 Member claims to have not received retirement options despite giving 5 month notice of planned retirement on 19 th September Member L 1/11/17 Member retired over 6 weeks ago. He has an ongoing dispute with Capita Payroll regarding the commencement of his AVC payments in 2014 and his subsequent request to increase his payment in This outstanding issue is preventing him from selecting his pension options and he is without income Member M 6/11/17 Member requested to transfer in benefits from another scheme in The transfer was not completed at the time and the Council has refused his request for it to be processed retrospectively Member 7/11/17 Member is planning to retire but is unhappy that final leaver details have not been provided to the Pension team Member O 10/11/17 Member is unhappy that she is unable to transfer her Police pension into the Barnet Pension Fund Documentation and final salary details provided by outsourced payroll provider were incomplete and inaccurate. Pensions followed this up with payroll provider and issued pension options within 1 day of receiving the payroll details. Pensions have now established direct contact with member regarding his pension options in order to get these paid in accordance with his requirements. Further exchanges regarding the taxation of his pension payments have ensued and detailed clarification provided confirming that the tax position is correct and will be fully resolved in December payment. AVC funds have also been paid to the member The Pension team has contacted the member separately to offer an interim pension payment based on benefits excluding his AVC to provide an income until his payroll query is fully resolved. His complaint remains outstanding with payroll but has been closed for the purpose of pensions This is an issue regarding delegated authority and Capita can only comply with legislative and Council policy. The Pension team has chased the employer for leaver details but these remain outstanding. Member may refer the matter to his legal adviser Transfer regulations require a member to request a transfer in within 12 months. The Council has not given the discretion to allow to happen. The member believes she Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 11
12 Member P 13/11/17 Member is querying whether pension in payment has been increased correctly. Member Q 27/11/17 Member s widow is unhappy at the length of time it has taken to put spouse s pension into payment Member R 30/11/17 Employer encourages member to complain regarding delays in putting pension into payment Member S 6/12/17 Member claims not to have received an annual benefit statement and has complained that she is not entitled to an automatic cash lump sum under the scheme rules Member T 6/12/17 Member has received conflicting information regarding the benefits included in retirement quotes and would like confirmation of the correct amounts. Member has also complained about the delay in receiving benefits Member U 13/12/17 IFA requested retirement estimate and copy of ABS which could not be issued until receipt of salary information from payroll provider. IFA is unhappy with delays Member V 22/12/17 Member unhappy with delay in receiving retirement benefits and the length of time to receive payment tbc Y tbc tbc was not provided with the necessary information at the beginning A review of the pension in payment is required to establish if all elements have been increased correctly over the years Documentation received from Widow was incomplete. Full documentation not received until 30 ovember. Case completed the following day Delays in providing initial estimates caused member frustrations. Final documentation not received until 25th September which was incomplete. Salary query not resolved until 18 th October but benefits required sanctioning and this was delayed until ovember Member has referred case to the Ombudsman but has been advised that she must follow IDRP before they can consider her case. In the meantime a replacement ABS has been issued Added years contracts incorrectly listed as 1/80ths on member s record instead of 1/60 th leading to over-stated estimates. Record corrected and final retirement benefits calculated on correct basis. Delays due to seeking clarification of added years contracts and the need to issue revised options. response was issued to IFA on 19/9/17 but the IFA had difficulty opening it. IFA raised further requests for estimates on 14/11/17 but final pay data not received until 9/1/18 Case was delayed by payroll provider not providing all information until 20/12/17. Final payment details issued 9/1/18 which is 1 day outside of SLA Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 12
13 Appendix A Standard LGPS SLA Measures Case Type Measurement Change of Personal Details Process change to member details within 10 days of receipt of request General Enquiries Provide response to member or beneficiary within 10 days of receipt of correspondence Request for Estimate of Benefits Issue benefit quotation within 10 days of receipt of request Provide statement of Preserved Benefits within 20 days of notification of exit Leavers on Termination / Opting Out Process payment of refund of contributions within 10 days of receipt of notification Process payment of transfer value within 10 days of receipt of all relevant documentation ew Starters Creation of system record within 4 days of receipt of notification Issue retirement quote to members 7 months prior to their normal retirement date Retirements Issue retirement quote within 10 days of receipt of request Process payment of pension lump sum on normal retirement date of within 10 days of receipt of preferred options where appropriate Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 13
14 Issue request for transfer details to previous scheme within 5 days of receipt of new starter details Transfers In Issue request for payment of transfer value within 10 days of receipt of member's confirmation to proceed Update member record with details of transfer in within 7 days of receipt of transfer value payment Transfers out Provide details of deferred pension and transfer value within 20 days of receipt of request from new scheme Process payment of transfer value within 10 days of receipt of member's confirmation to proceed Issue initial correspondence to beneficiary following notification of death within 5 days Bereavements Issue details of benefits payable on death within 5 days of receipt of completed documentation Process payment of death lump sum within 5 days of receipt of documentation Miscellaneous (or Other) Issue appropriate documentation / response to requests for information within 10 days of receipt of request Any reference to day (or days ) should be interpreted as Working Day which means a day Monday to Friday excluding English Bank and public holidays. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 14
15 Appendix 2 Aged Breakdown of Outstanding Cases Table 3: Case Age Breakdown Case Group Change of details Enquiries Request for Estimate of Benefits Leavers ew Starters Retirements Transfers In Transfers Out Bereavements Other Total <3 Months 3-6 Months 6-12 Months Months Months >24 Months Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Capita 3rd Party Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 15
16 Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms Term Description Case Any enquiry, request or transaction that requires action from Capita that is logged onto Capita s workflow system and measured against specific performance targets, as set out in Appendix 1. Complaint Any expression of dissatisfaction with any service provided by Capita or a member of its staff or any third party whether made in writing or verbally Fund Administration Strategy A formal statement from the Scheme Manager setting out the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders in relation to the administration of the Pension Fund and the standard of performance that all stakeholders should expect. GAD Government Actuary s Department responsible for providing actuarial advice to public sector clients Operational Governance A record of the procedural and systematic controls operated in the administration of the Fund to ensure compliance with all regulatory and client specific requirements Pension Fund Risk Register A formal register of all known and emerging risks and mitigating actions that the Scheme Manager will monitor and review on an ongoing basis to evidence effective governance Scheme Calendar A record of all cyclical activities that occur over a scheme year, some of which that relate to regulatory compliance that are managed outside of member services. Service Level Agreement An agreed schedule of performance measures that sets out the targets for completing specific transactions within defined timescales that are built into and reported through Capita s operational MI Third Party Any individual, organisation or representative which Capita may rely on to provide information or documentation to complete an administrative process. Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 16
17 Appendix 4 Other Category Appendix 2 above provides a breakdown of the categories of outstanding work. The nature of enquiries handled by the pension administration team can be varied and, consequently, the number of categories of work can be extensive. Appendix 2 includes the case type Other which represents a number of miscellaneous categories of work that are undertaken in the administration of the Fund. Typical examples of the types of work that are captured under this category are: HMRC tax code changes HMRC enquiries GMP notifications GMP enquiries Child pension reviews Continued eligibility queries ew entrants Pension abatement DWP enquiries Change in working hours Maternity leave omination enquiries Change in nomination details Processing original certificates BACS rejects Payment reissues FI processing Pensionable service updates Power of Attorney / Court order deductions Report for the period ov to Dec 2017 prepared by Capita 17
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