AQW 11534/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 08/05/2024
Answered On Date: 29/05/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the functions of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC); and (ii) whether he has any plans to review the operation of NILGOSC.

Answer:

The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) is a statutory body established by the Local Government (Superannuation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to:

administer a pension scheme for local authorities and admitted bodies; and

to manage and maintain a fund out of which the benefits of the scheme are met.

An independent reviewer has been tasked with conducting a review of NILGOSC as part of the New Decade, New Approach commitment to review Arms’ Length Bodies in Northern Ireland. This review is due to be completed in July 2024.