Revised Funding Strategy Statement (FSS) – consultation open until 23 January 2026

On Tuesday 2 December 2025, the Pension Fund Committee approved the attached revised Funding Strategy Statement (FSS) for the Dorset County Pension Fund (“the Fund”) to be published for consultation with scheme employers and other stakeholders.

The main purpose of the FSS is to set out how the Fund plans to make sure it has enough money to pay pensions now and in the future.  It has been prepared with the help of the Fund Actuary, Barnett Waddingham, in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations and joint guidance from the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

If you have any comments, queries or concerns regarding the revised FSS, please email these to [email protected] and  [email protected].  All consultation responses received by Friday 23 January 2026 will be considered and the document amended as appropriate before the final version is considered for approval by the Pension Fund Committee Tuesday 17 March 2026.