Local Pension Board

What is the Local Pension Board?

The Local Pension Board is to assist the London Fire Commissioner with managing the Brigade's pension scheme. It ensures that good standards of governance are achieved and maintained in the implementation and application of the Firefighters’ Pension Schemes. The board was established in 2015, as required by the Firefighters Pension Scheme Regulations 2015. It meets at least four times a year, but may meet more times if needed.

Are you a retiree?

You can find useful information on our partner’s Local Pension Partnership website.

Local Pensions Partnership Administration

Board members

The Local Pension Board comprises of 8 members. Four members represent the employer and four represent the employees. The board is currently made up of the following members:

Independent Chair:

Virginia Burke

London Fire Commissioner Employer Representatives:

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Nick Davis

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Daniel Kipling

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Kevin McKenzie

Vacant Position

Substitutes:
Vacant Position

Vacant Position

Trade Union Employee Representatives

Gareth Beeton (Fire Brigade Union)

Jon Lamber (Fire Brigade Union)

Dave Shek (Fire Brigade Union)

Vacant Position (Fire Officers Association)

Substitutes:

Gareth Cook (Fire Brigade Union)

Adam Shaw (Fire Brigade Union)

Karl Smith (fire Brigade Union)

Vacant Position (Fire Officers Association)

About Our Chair, Virginia Burke

Virginia is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute with 35 years’ experience across public and private sector pensions. She has advised government departments, scheme managers and trustee boards on scheme governance, administration, reform and regulatory compliance, and has a strong track record of building consensus and delivering practical solutions to complex challenges.

Virginia is currently Independent Vice Chair of the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Board, where she supports the scheme manager in ensuring compliance and effective governance for a scheme with over 180,000 members. She also works as a Senior Consultant at Aon, advising public service schemes on McCloud/Sergeant remedy implementation, governance standards and regulatory change.

Her career includes senior roles with public sector pension consultancies, large third party administrators, a police force and a trade union, where she supported major reform programmes, including the Isle of Man public service pensions, Civil Service pension administration, and national reform negotiations with HM Treasury. She has also served as a pension trustee, and regularly contributes to pensions policy discussions through media and national conferences.

Virginia brings independence, deep technical expertise and board-level leadership to her role as Chair of the London Fire Brigade Local Pension Board, committed to promoting integrity, transparency and inclusive governance in support of the Firefighters’ Pension Schemes.