Proposed amendments
194 amendments across 44 provisions
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the impact of a collective money purchase scheme on private and public sector defined benefit schemes.”
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that the scheme provides for intergenerational fairness among its members, specifically in connection with the amount of benefits paid to pensioners, proposed adjustments to annual benefits and cash equivalent values provided to members wishing to transfer out of the scheme.”
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Regulations under subsection (3) must include provision for the scheme to hold a capital buffer in an amount to be specified by the Secretary of State.”
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specifying requirements to be met by an employer using or intending to use a qualifying scheme under section 3(3) in respect of the costs under subsection (2) of this section.”
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processes for regular member data accuracy audits, reporting of error rates in member records and reporting on resolution of any errors.”
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processes for regular member data accuracy audits, reporting of error rates in member records and reporting on resolution of any errors.”
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rules for ensuring fairness among all members of the scheme.”
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rules for determining the risk margin to be applied to adjust the transfer value to be paid in respect of a member who has made an application for cash equivalent to account for long-term risks of the scheme’s underperformance and to mitigate inter-generational risks.”
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If the trustees receive an application under section 95 relating to money purchase benefits that are collective money purchase benefits, the trustees must check that the member or survivor has received appropriate independent advice before—
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“Duty to notify the Pensions Regulator: fit and proper persons requirement
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require information to be made available to the Pensions Regulator relating to actions taken by the scheme to ensure diversity considerations are taken into account in the recruitment of the trustee board with regard to—
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Regulations under subsection (1) must ensure that any information published relating to the scheme must clearly and prominently state that benefits that may be payable under the scheme are only targets and not guaranteed, and that benefits paid may vary, increasing or decreasing from time to time.”
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require information to be published relating to actions taken by the scheme to ensure diversity considerations are taken into account in the recruitment of the trustee board with regard to—
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require information to be published relating to actions taken by the scheme with regard to how scheme investments take environmental, social, and governance factors into account.”
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The provision that may be made under subsection (1) or (2) may be made by—
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A power to make regulations under this Part may not be used to create a new regulator.”
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The provision that may be made under subsection (1) or (2) may be made by—
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no reasonable person having regard to all of their duties and all relevant circumstances would have done the act or engaged in the course of conduct.”
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In determining whether a person had a reasonable excuse under subsection 2(c) the factors to be considered include—
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This section does not apply to a person if the act done, or the course of conduct engaged in, by the person has been approved by the Regulator or the Pension Protection Fund.”
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the person was—
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the person was—
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an employer in relation to the scheme, or
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an employer in relation to the scheme, or
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In particular, the declaration of a dividend by the employer is a notifiable event for the purposes of subsection (1) if—
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In particular, the declaration of a share buy-back by the employer is a notifiable event for the purposes of subsection (1) if the value of the assets of the scheme is less than the amount of the liabilities of the scheme.”
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In particular, the declaration of a dividend by the employer is a notifiable event for the purposes of subsection (1) if—
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Provision of information: further provision
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“Report for the purposes of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
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“Membership of defined benefit schemes
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“Regulatory statement on new offences
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“Duty to publish information on the statement of investment principles
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Requirements prescribed under subsection (2) must include a requirement that a pensions dashboard service may not engage in financial transaction activities.”
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Requirements prescribed under subsection (2) must require that information about state pensions includes projected state pension at retirement.”
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Requirements prescribed under subsection (2) must require that the provision of pensions dashboard services is an activity regulated by the FCA.”
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Requirements prescribed under subsection (2) must require that the provision of data by private pension schemes to pensions dashboard services and the provision of pensions dashboard services are activities regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.”
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an individual’s additional assets capable of being included in a pension scheme and of providing a pension income;”
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information of a prescribed description relating to the individual’s pension assets and other assets capable of being included in a pension scheme and of providing a pension income, which may be made available to the pensions dashboard service through an authorised and regulated financial adviser.”
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Any regulations made under section 238A or this section which make provision for privately owned or commercial providers of pensions dashboard services to enter service must include provision about—
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Publicly owned pensions dashboard service review
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Requirements prescribed under subsection (2) must include a requirement that a pensions dashboard service may not include a facility for engaging in financial transaction activities.”
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the estimated retirement income of the scheme,”
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the total cost of charges incurred for the administration of the scheme,”
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the protected characteristics of the trustee board members, including information on age, gender and ethnicity,”
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information on how scheme investments—
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The Secretary of State must publish a report within six months of this section coming into force containing a timeline of when the following information will be available on pensions dashboards—
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“238FA Accuracy of occupational pension scheme information
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regular data audits, accuracy checks and error correction reports to be provided to the relevant regulator.”
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The FCA must create an authorisation and supervision regime for pensions dashboard services.”
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how much pension income members may receive when they retire,
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how scheme investments take into account the views of beneficiaries,”
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how scheme investments take environmental, social and governance factors, including climate change, into account,”
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Rules made by virtue of subsection (1) must ensure that specified authorised persons, in providing qualifying pensions dashboard services, have a fiduciary duty to act in the interests of savers.”
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The single financial guidance body must provide a pensions dashboard service by means of which—
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Before any other pension dashboard services can qualify under section 238A of the Pensions Act 2004 (qualifying pensions dashboard service)—
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The single financial guidance body may carry out other functions relating to pensions dashboard services, including functions for which provision is made by—
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The functions of the single financial guidance body referred to in subsections (A1) to (1A) are part of its pensions guidance function.”
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Information provided under subsection (1)(a) must be provided no later than 31 December 2022.”
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““relevant occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by—
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“Pension dashboards: impact assessment
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In exercising any powers to make regulations, or otherwise to prescribe any matter or principle, under Part 3 of the Pensions Act 2004 (scheme funding) as amended by Schedule 10, the Secretary of State must ensure that—
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“Climate change risk
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Regulations under subsection (1) must—
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that assets are assessed by reference to their exposure to risks of a prescribed description, and
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The regulations may require the trustees or managers of the scheme to take into account—
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In this section “the Paris Agreement goal” means the goal of holding the increase in the average global temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of the agreement done at Paris on 12 December 2015.”
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providing trustees or managers with evidence that the member’s spouse or civil partner consents to the taking of the cash equivalent in connection with existing or prospective arrangements for pension sharing on divorce or dissolution.”
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“Consumer protection on pension drawdown or transfer
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Regulations under subsection (1) may not provide for the compliance of schemes which have assets under management worth less than £500 million with the provisions under section 41A or 41B.
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“Compensation payments under Pension Protection Fund
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the member obtaining information or guidance about exercising the option conferred by subsection (1) from a prescribed person in a prescribed case;
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Regulations may make provision requiring the trustees or managers of a pension scheme to notify a member who makes an application under subsection (1) of conditions prescribed under subsection (6ZA).”
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the member obtaining information or guidance about exercising the right under subsection (1) from a prescribed person in a prescribed case;
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Regulations may make provision requiring the trustees or managers of a qualifying scheme to notify an eligible member who gives a transfer notice of conditions prescribed under subsection (5A).”
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“Pension Schemes Commission
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“Tapered reduction of annual pension tax allowance: review
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“Approval of proposed distributions by public companies
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“National Health Service Pension Schemes: tax charges
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“Automatic enrolment age
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“Review of automatic enrolment
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“Reporting on compliance with the Paris Agreement
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“Automatic enrolment contributions for relevant parents and carers: review
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“Sex equality impacts of automatic enrolment to pension schemes
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“Consultation on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations
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“Suitability of pension schemes for automatic enrolment
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“Multi-employer pensions scheme
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“Automatic enrolment criteria
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“Review of the impact of the pensions schemes framework on women
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“Duty to consult members on investment principles
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“Impact assessment
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“Regulations
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The Pensions Act 2014 is amended as follows.
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In section 186 (Parliamentary control of orders and regulations), in subsection (3) (statutory instruments subject to affirmative resolution procedure), after paragraph (f) insert “, or
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The Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.)) is amended as follows.
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In section 181 (Assembly, etc. control of regulations and orders), in subsection (2) (regulations and orders subject to confirmatory procedure), after “20B(5)” insert “, 95(2)(c), 95A(2)(b)”.”
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Requirements prescribed under paragraph (2) must require that information about state pensions includes projected state pension at retirement.”
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Requirements prescribed under paragraph (2) must require that the provision of pensions dashboard services is an activity regulated by the FCA.”
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Requirements prescribed under paragraph (2) must require that the provision of data by private pension schemes to pensions dashboard services and the provision of pensions dashboard services are activities regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.”
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how much pension income members may receive when they retire,
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The Department must publish a report within six months of this section coming into force containing a timeline of when the following information will be available on pensions dashboards—
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that assets are assessed by reference to their exposure to risks of a prescribed description, and
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The regulations may require the trustees or managers of the scheme to take into account—
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In this Article “the Paris Agreement goal” means the goal of holding the increase in the average global temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of the agreement done at Paris on 12 December 2015.”
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the member obtaining information or guidance about exercising the option conferred by subsection (1) from a prescribed person in a prescribed case;
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Regulations may make provision requiring the trustees or managers of a pension scheme to notify a member who makes an application under subsection (1) of conditions prescribed under subsection (6ZA).”
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the member obtaining information or guidance about exercising the right under subsection (1) from a prescribed person in a prescribed case;
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Regulations may make provision requiring the trustees or managers of a qualifying scheme to notify an eligible member who gives a transfer notice of conditions prescribed under subsection (5A).”
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The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) is amended as follows.