Rhondda Pension Committee Reaffirms Fiduciary Duties
The Chair of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund Committee has reaffirmed that the Committee will continue to make investment decisions in accordance with its legal and fiduciary duties, following correspondence from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) concerning a Council motion calling for divestment relating to Israel. The Council Motion
Welsh Councils’ Pensions Fund Warned Against Divestment
The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has been warned that divestment linked to Israel could be unlawful. In a letter dated 30 March 2026, addressed to the Chair of the Joint Governance Committee and the Chief Executive of WPP, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) set out a detailed legal critique of
Welsh Government to replace Boycott Proposal with Wellbeing Guidelines
The Welsh Government appears to have dropped a proposal to advise Welsh public authorities to exclude from public tenders any company that conducts business with occupied territories, following UKLFI’s warning last August that this would be illegal. The Welsh Government now says it will take “a more strategic and long