Collection LMA/4478 - WARD, Sue (fl 1981-2002)

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LMA/4478

Title

WARD, Sue (fl 1981-2002)

Date(s)

  • 1966-2005 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

2.80 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sue Ward is an independent authority on pensions, journalist, author, researcher and trainer since 1984.

She is an active member of the Labour Party, being involved in many campaigns concerned with pensions issues over the years, including contributing to publications for the 'Security in Retirement for Everyone' campaign, and sitting on the Executive Committee and acting as a Spokesperson for the Social Security Campaign (1981-1991). She also contributed to the work of various working parties, including the Womens' Monitoring Group, Economic Equality Policy Review Group, and Working Group on Pensions (1984-1997).

She played a significant role in the establishment of the Northern Pensions Resource Group in 1988, acting as Secretary to the Steering Committee of the group for 18 years.

She is a former member of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority and acted as Secretary to the body from 1996-2002.

She was Assistant Secretary for the TUC in the Social Insurance Department from 1982-1984, before going freelance and carrying out work for them on an occasional basis, including writing articles and conducting training courses. From 1994-1995 she was involved in a consultancy role, briefing and lobbying on the Bill that became the Pensions Act 1995. She held a standing invitation to attend the TUC Pension Specialists Group, and received their papers.

She was also a member of the Goode Committee on pensions law reform, set up in the wake of the Maxwell Scandal. She was a co-opted member of the First Working Party established by the Local Authority Pension Funds group in 1982, and of the Working Party on Performance Criteria.

She served as a Director of the Pensions Investment Resource Centre and as a Working Party Observer on behalf of the TUC for the Local Authority Pension Fund Conference's Working Party on Pension Fund Investment which formed a steering group to bring about the PIRC and gave it the majority of its members on its first Council.

Archival history

LMA/4478 1966-2005 Collection 2.80 linear metres Ward , Sue , fl 1981-2002 , independent authority on pensions

Sue Ward is an independent authority on pensions, journalist, author, researcher and trainer since 1984.

She is an active member of the Labour Party, being involved in many campaigns concerned with pensions issues over the years, including contributing to publications for the 'Security in Retirement for Everyone' campaign, and sitting on the Executive Committee and acting as a Spokesperson for the Social Security Campaign (1981-1991). She also contributed to the work of various working parties, including the Womens' Monitoring Group, Economic Equality Policy Review Group, and Working Group on Pensions (1984-1997).

She played a significant role in the establishment of the Northern Pensions Resource Group in 1988, acting as Secretary to the Steering Committee of the group for 18 years.

She is a former member of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority and acted as Secretary to the body from 1996-2002.

She was Assistant Secretary for the TUC in the Social Insurance Department from 1982-1984, before going freelance and carrying out work for them on an occasional basis, including writing articles and conducting training courses. From 1994-1995 she was involved in a consultancy role, briefing and lobbying on the Bill that became the Pensions Act 1995. She held a standing invitation to attend the TUC Pension Specialists Group, and received their papers.

She was also a member of the Goode Committee on pensions law reform, set up in the wake of the Maxwell Scandal. She was a co-opted member of the First Working Party established by the Local Authority Pension Funds group in 1982, and of the Working Party on Performance Criteria.

She served as a Director of the Pensions Investment Resource Centre and as a Working Party Observer on behalf of the TUC for the Local Authority Pension Fund Conference's Working Party on Pension Fund Investment which formed a steering group to bring about the PIRC and gave it the majority of its members on its first Council.

Deposited by the Pensions Archive Trust in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Collection consists of papers reflecting Sue Ward's involvement with occupational pensions industry during the course of her career. These take the form of minutes and agendas, correspondence, consultation documents, publicity material and audio cassette tapes.

LMA/4478/A: Collected papers; LMA/4478/B: Labour Party; LMA/4478/C: Northern Pensions Resource Group and Independent Pensions Research Group; LMA/4478/D: Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority; LMA/4478/E: Trade Union Congress; LMA/4478/F: Local Authority Pension Funds; LMA/4478/G: Pensions and Investment Resource Centre

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright rests with the depositor.
English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

This collection forms part of the Pensions Archive.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 and updated October 2012 Occupational pensions Information sources Documents Business records Service industries Financial service industries Social security Social services Ward , Sue , fl 1981-2002 , independent authority on pensions Pensions Pension services

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by the Pensions Archive Trust in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Collection consists of papers reflecting Sue Ward's involvement with occupational pensions industry during the course of her career. These take the form of minutes and agendas, correspondence, consultation documents, publicity material and audio cassette tapes.

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System of arrangement

LMA/4478/A: Collected papers; LMA/4478/B: Labour Party; LMA/4478/C: Northern Pensions Resource Group and Independent Pensions Research Group; LMA/4478/D: Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority; LMA/4478/E: Trade Union Congress; LMA/4478/F: Local Authority Pension Funds; LMA/4478/G: Pensions and Investment Resource Centre

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Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

This collection forms part of the Pensions Archive.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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