Main Site Contents A-Z:

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Accounts of the Fund >>>
Actuarial Valuation of the Fund >>>
"A Day" Pensions Simplification >>>
Additional "Information Sheets" Available ~ A List of Topics Covered >>>
Additional Service ~ How To Increase Your Benefits >>>
Additional Voluntary Contributions AVC's
Address Changed don't forget to tell us! >>>
All About Your Scheme >>>
All About Your Deferred Benefits >>>
All About Your Retirement Benefits >>> & Further useful links on retirement benefits >>>
An introduction to the scheme and the benefits it provides (pdf version 930kb)Summary of Benefits >>>
Annual Benefits Statement >>>
Annual Report & Accounts >>>
Annual Payment of Pensions >>>
Annual Awards ~ Pensions Management Awards 1999
Annual Awards ~ Public Treasurer Investment Awards
April 2006 changes can be viewed here >>>
Are Lump Sums Taxable?
Are There Any Comments That You Wish To Make About The Service We Provide?
Armed Forces/Reserve Forces Leave ~ Important Information
At Your Service >>>
"A special thank you........."
Assets Held by the Fund >>>
AVC (Prudential) Website >>>
AVC providers
AVC's ~ Want to Know More? >>> online presentation Want to know more about AVCs? then click here >>>
Awards ~ Pensions Week 2002

 

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Benefits ~ an introduction to the benefits of scheme >>>
Benefits Statement 2003 >>>
Best Value Seminar
Best Value Links
Buying Additional Service ~ (General Information) How To Increase Your Benefits
Buying Additional Periods Of Membership (when will contributions start) >>>

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Changed your address don't forget to tell us !
Changes to the LGPS >>>
Chat room >>>
The ODPM has published a list of FAQ's in response to the proposed changes to the LGPS From 1 April 2005 >>>
Civil Partnerships >>>
Combined Benefits Statements ~ The Fund's Intentions >>>
Comments That You Wish To Make About The Service We Provide?
Comments made by our service users can be found here >>>
Committee Minutes (Superannuation Committee) >>>
Committee Minutes ~ Wolverhampton Council, through its Superannuation Committee, administers the West Midlands Metropolitan Authorities Pension Fund this link will take you to the City Council's own website where you can view minutes and agenda of the relevant meetings >>>
Communication Policy Statement >>>
Community development venture funding ~UK First - £40 million for entrepreneurs
Complaint ? ~ IDRP Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure
Compliments & Complaints >>>
Computer Weekly Article ~ Re Silver Surfers
Contact Addresses (other than the Funds own)
Contacting the Fund & Feedback to the Fund ~ Engaging our customers (feedback on the service we provide) >>>
Contents of this site >>>
Contracts ~ Short Term Employment
Converting Web Pages from English to ......
Corporate Governance Policy >>>
Corporate Governance ~ Policy & Activity >>>
Councillors Pensions ~ Information Leaflet >>>
Customer Charter >>> & View our current 'Customer Charter' (752KB) >>>

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Data Protection ~ You and the City Council >>>
Death in Service ~ Nomination Form >>>
Deferred Benefits ~ (All About Your) >>>
Deferred (Preserved) Benefit Statements >>>
Dell Statement re the Fund's Position in Respect of Corporate Governance Action Against Dell >>>
Want to know how much a previous deferred/preserved pension value is worth in today's terms? >>>
Description of Assets Held by the Fund >>>
Details of services provided by the Fund's AVC providers >>>
Divorce & Your Pension Rights Info Sheet >>>
Dormancy Policy >>>

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Early Retirement Information >>>
Eligible to join? But not done so, complete the form and return it to your employer to benefit from membership of the LGPS >>>
Email Contact List >>>
Embracing IT to Improve Service Delivery ~ "Pay Advice" Article >>>
Employer Consultation (micro site for use by employers only) >>>
Employers Guide (micro site for use by employers only) >>>
Engaging our customers (feedback on the service we provide) >>>
Equitable Life  ~ Information For Scheme Members
Equitable Life Letter received by the West Midlands Pension Fund
Equitable Life AVC policies ~ Letter from the Chief Pensions Officer to Scheme members
Equitable Life  ~ The Fund's Response >>>>
Equitable Life Press Release >>>
Equitable Life  ~ Letter received by Fund ~ New 26/01/01 >>>
Equitable Life  ~ Money Fund Option ~ New 23/01/01 >>>
Equitable Life ~ "Open" Letter~ 11 01 01 >>>
Equitable Life  ~ Letter received by the Fund ~ Dated 12 01 01 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Press Release issued ~ Monday 16 July 2001 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Letter received by the Fund dated 3 August 2001 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Press Release issued on 12 September >>>
Equitable Life ~ Parliamentary Ombudsman To Investigate 31 October 2001 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Letter from the Fund 21/11/01 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Further Information 20/12/01 >>>
Equitable Life ~ Letter received from the National Association of Pension Fund (NAPF) >>>
Equitable Life Further Information 02/07/02 >>>
Equitable Life Latest News 15/11/02 >>>
Euro Voting ~West Midlands Fund >>>

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Facts & Figures About the Fund >>>
Family Festival 2004 (T&G) >>>
Feedback to the Fund ~ Engaging our customers (feedback on the service we provide) >>>
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) >>>
Feedback ~ Comments That You Wish To Make About The Service We Provide?
Financial Services Authority's Handling of Equitable Life
First UK community development venture funding  - £40 million for entrepreneurs
Fraud ~ How the Fund deals with Cases of Fraud
Fund Investment >>>
Funding Levels ~ A Statement by the West Midlands Pension Fund >>>
Fund Accounts >>>
Fund Publications >>>
Fund Wins Top Industry Award
Fund of the Year ~ Public Treasurer Investment Awards

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GAR'S ~ Equitable Life Press Release
Going On Maternity Leave?
Governance ~ Policy (Corporate) >>>
Guide ~ Short" to the LGPS >>>

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Health Retirement ~ Information Leaflet >>>
House of Lords Ruling on Part Timers'
How to contact the Fund
How To Increase Your Benefits  Buying Additional Service
How to Find Us!
Hyper Text Links (With logos)
Hyper Text Links ~ Text only links ~ (no logos quicker to load)

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IDRP ~ Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure
Ill-Health Retirement ~ Information Leaflet >>>
Improvements to the service we provide >>>
Increases to your pension >>>
Increasing your benefits
Increasing your pension benefits (a guide) >>>
Information For Scheme Members ~ Equitable Life
Information ~ Letter received from Equitable Life
Information ~ Letter from the Chief Pensions Officer to Scheme
Information Sheets Available
 members with Equitable Life AVC policies
Information for members ~ Equitable Life  ~ The Fund's Response
Information with regard to "Trade Disputes"
Information with regard to "Opting Out of the Scheme"
Introduction to the scheme and the benefits it provides
Investor in People
Investment Principles Statement of >>>
Investment (Corporate Governance Policy & Activity) >>>
Investment Strategy Statement >>>

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Joined The Scheme Later On In Life? >>>
Joining the LGPS ~ Eligible to join but not done so, complete the form and return it to your employer to benefit from membership of the LGPS >>>

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Fund >>>
Key Statistics about the Fund >>>

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"Large Scheme" Pensions Management Award 1999
Letter from Equitable Life ~ 11 01 01
Letter ~Equitable Life ~ received by the Fund ~ Dated 12 01 01
Equitable Life  ~ Letter received by Fund ~ New 26/01/01
Letter received from Equitable Life by the Fund
Letter from the Chief Pensions Officer to Scheme members
Letter from the Chief Pensions Officer ~ Equitable Life21/11/01
Letter received by the Fund from Equitable Life ~ 3 August 2001
Equitable Life AVC policies
Links to Other Sites
Links in connection with "Best Value"
Location of The Funds Offices
Lump Sums Taxable?

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Maternity Leave
Member Of The Scheme, You're Not! ~ Information Added For Potential Members.
Membership ~Part Time
Minimum Discretionary Retirement Age
Money Fund Option ~ Equitable Life  ~ New 23/01/01
Monthly Pay Dates >>>
Myner's Report ~ The Fund's Response >>>

 

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NAPF & Pensions Week Awards
National Local Government Pension Scheme Web Site
New Information For Part Time Employees
New Members Information "All About Your Scheme"
Newsletters (Superlink)
Nomination Form ~ Completed a Nomination Form ?
Not In The Scheme? >>>

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ODPM Press release re the intended strike action (21 March 2005) >>>
Officers of the Funds
OPRA Trust Busting ~ A Warning
Opting out of the Scheme?
Opting Out Information (General Information) >>> &
Information sheet on opting out of the scheme >>>
Outsourcing A Local Authority Service >>>

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Parliamentary Ombudsman To Investigate Financial Services Authority's Handling of Equitable Life
Part Time Employees ~ New Information
Part Timers' ~ House of Lords Ruling
Part Time Membership
"Pay Advice" Article ~ Embracing IT to Improve Service Delivery
Pay Advice (Revised June 07) Main Fund Pay Advice & PTA Fund Pay Advice
Pay Dates  >>>>
Pension Calculator >>>
Pension Fund Investment >>>
Pension Funding Levels ~ A Statement by the West Midlands Pension Fund >>>
Pensions and Divorce
Pension Liberation ("Trust Busting") Warning by OPRA
Pensioners Newsletters (Superlink)
Pensions Increase ~ Updated to include full list of increases from 1974 >>>
Pensions Management Awards 1999
Pensions Update >>>
Pensions Week& NAPF Awards 1999
Pensions Week Awards 2002 >>>
Potential Member Of The Scheme? ~ Information Added.
Public Treasurer Investment Awards
Preserved Benefits ~ 'All About Your Deferred Benefits' >>>
Preserved (Deferred) Benefit Statements >>>
Press Articles
Press Release issued at 9.30 am on Monday 16 July 2001by Equitable Life.
Press Release issued on 12 September by Equitable Life.
Professional Pensions Article ~ Re Universal Pensions Management (UPM)
Prudential AVC Website >>>
Proxy Voting Activity ~ Corporate Governance & Activity >>>
 

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Quarterly Pay Dates >>>>

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Ready Reckoner
Recent Changes to this Site
Re-Employment After Retirement
Reliable Source (the) ~ A Newsletter from the Fund >>>
Reserve Forces Leave ~ Important Information
Retirement Age ~ Discretionary
Retirement Benefits Information " All About Your Retirement Pack"
Report & Accounts
Response To The Stocktake Of The LGPS
Review (Summary) of Investment Strategy ~ September 2004 >>>
Revocation of the April 2005 Changes ~ West Mids Pension Fund Leaflet >>>
Roadshows >>>

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Service Improvements >>>
Service Standards (Customer Charter) >>> & View our current 'Customer Charter' (752KB) >>>
Services provided by the Fund's AVC providers
Scheme Information >>>
Scheme of the Year
"Short Guide" to the LGPS >>>
Short Term Employment >>>
Single Status & the LGPS >>>
Silver Surfers >>>
Site Contents >>>
Socially Responsible Investment >>>
Superannuation Committee >>>
Superlink our Pensioners Newsletter >>>
Stakeholder Pensions >>>
"State" or "Old Age" pensions.................
Living Abroad And Trying To Contact The Department For Work and Pensions About Your State Pension? >>>
The Fund as an organisation does not deal with "State"/"Old Age" pensions please go to www.dwp.gov.uk >>> for information on "State"/"Old Age" pensions
Do You Know When Your State Pension Will Be Paid ~ You Can Now Check This Date Online >>>
The "Pension Guide" Site >>>
Statement of the West Midlands Pension Fund's Position in Respect of Corporate Governance Action Against Dell >>>
State Second Pension & State Second Pension (S2P) Info Sheet >>>
Stocktake ~ The Fund's Response to the Discussion paper on Administration of the LGPS >>>
Stocktake Of The LGPS ~ The Fund's Response
Stocktake Phase 2 Proposals ~ The Fund's Response >>>
"Stocktake"  to learn more about this click here to go to ODPM's website >>>
Study Visit >>>
Strike Absences & the LGPS >>>
Strike Action ~ The Implications On Your LGPS Membership Explained. This also gives examples of the timescales, under which you must act, if you wish to repay contributions to include the period for pensionable purposes >>>
Summary of Review of Investment Strategy ~ September 2004 >>>
Sunday Telegraph ~ Response by the Chief Pensions Officer to an article in the Sunday Telegraph 27 June 2004 >>>
Superlink our Pensioners newsletter
Support for the LGPS from the Joint Negotiating Committee for Local Authority Craft and Associated Employees
Sustainability ~ Is there a future for the public sector pension scheme? Chief Pensions Officer Mike Woodall looks at the facts behind the headlines >>>

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Tax Office >>>
T&G Family Festival 2004 (T&G) >>>
Tax on Lump Sums
Temporary  ~ Short Term Employment Contracts
Thank you........a special thank you to staff"
Thinking about joining the Scheme?.
Thinking of "Opting out" of the Scheme?
Topics covered by our "Additional Information Sheets" >>>
Top Ten Questions Answered By Our Helpdesk >>>
Transferring your pension out of the LGPS? Trust Busting ~
A Warning From OPRA
Transferring benefits into the LGPS ? Click here for the form you need (includes an explanation of the procedure) >>>
Translation of Web Pages
Trust Busting ~ A Warning
Twenty years (1986-2006) of the West Midlands Pension Fund >>>

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UKPC Circular New Information For Part Time Employees
Updates to this Site
Universal Pensions Management (UPM)
Update (pensions update) >>>
Update (PTA Pension Fund pensions update) >>>
Useful Addresses & Contacts

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Valuation (Actuarial) Report of the Fund >>>
Venture funding ~ First UK community development fund
 - £40 million for entrepreneurs
Viewing This Site >>>
Visit by Officers from Overseas
Visits to Our Pensioners
Voting Activity ~ Corporate Governance Policy & Activity >>>

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Want to join? Eligible to join? But not done so, complete the form and return it to your employer to benefit from membership of the LGPS >>>
Warning on "Trust Busting" by OPRA >>>
Want More?>>>
Want to know more about AVCs? then click here >>>
Web Page Translation >>>
West Midlands Fund Backs Euro Voting >>>
West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority (The PTA) Pension Fund >>>
What About Part Time Membership? >>>
What to do if you have a complaint >>>
What's in it for me? >>>
What's new on this site >>>
What's Trust Busting? >>>
Where to find Us! >>>
WMPTA Fund >>>