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Chair of the joint expert panel announced

18 May 2018

Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and Universities UK (UUK) have announced that the chair of the joint expert panel (JEP) to look into the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) valuation is Joanne Segars OBE.

Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø general secretary today told members: 'As you will know the JEP was set up under the agreement reached between Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and UUK which was subsequently accepted in a ballot of members. Ms Segars was formally recommended to Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and UUK by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). 

'I am delighted that Joanne has agreed to take on this role. She has a unique combination of skills having given many years' service to the trade union movement and also acted as a leading advocate for the interests of pension schemes and their members.

'It is very important that the JEP enjoys the confidence of USS members and I particularly welcome Joanne's commitment to provide regular reports to stakeholders as well as to seek submissions from fund members and others.Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø is entering the JEP in good faith and we hope that it will enable not just our current dispute to be resolved but also provide a basis for future agreement on the fund.

'Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø is currently completing the process of selecting our three panellists for the JEP and I hope we can announce their names on Monday.'

You can read the joint announcement here.

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