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Pension Schemes Act 2021

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Amendments 40

Committee stage — Lords 20

WithdrawnClause 107EditBillBody

after “person” insert “wilfully, recklessly or unscrupulously”

Moved: Baroness Bowles of BerkhamstedSponsor: Baroness Altmann, Baroness Janke#52210
DisagreedClause 51DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Lord Sharkey gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 51 stand part of the Bill.

Moved: Lord Sharkey#52215
NotMovedClause 47EditBillBody

leave out subsection (5)

Moved: Lord SharkeySponsor: Baroness Janke#52216
NotMovedClause 31EditBillBody

after “concern” insert “or decides to withdraw from the scheme”

Moved: Lord Sharkey#52217
WithdrawnClause 18EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4)

Moved: Lord SharkeySponsor: Baroness Janke#52218
NotMovedClause 14EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Lord SharkeySponsor: Baroness Altmann, Baroness Janke#52219
WithdrawnClause 25EditBillBody

at end insert— 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—

Moved: Lord Young of CookhamSponsor: Baroness Altmann#52258
WithdrawnClause 46EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Lord Vaux of HarrowdenSponsor: Baroness Altmann#52289
NotMovedClause 18EditBillBody

at end insert— rules for ensuring fairness among all members of the scheme.”

Moved: Lord Vaux of HarrowdenSponsor: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted#52290
WithdrawnClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Lord SharkeySponsor: Baroness Altmann#52293
WithdrawnClause 8EditBillBody

at end insert— the impact of a collective money purchase scheme on private and public sector defined benefit schemes.”

Moved: Lord McKenzie of Luton#52312
WithdrawnClause 28AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Duty to notify the Pensions Regulator: fit and proper persons requirement

Moved: Lord Hutton of FurnessSponsor: Lord McKenzie of Luton#52314
WithdrawnClause 14EditBillBody

after “scheme”, insert “or by an employer”

Moved: Baroness DrakeSponsor: Lord McKenzie of Luton#52315
NoDecisionClause 1EditBillBody

Test text

Moved: Lord Fowler#52316
NotMovedClause 107EditBillBody

leave out lines 33 and 34

Moved: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted#52341
WithdrawnClause 46EditBillBody

at end insert— 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—

Moved: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#52375
NotMovedClause 107EditBillBody

at end insert— In determining whether a person had a reasonable excuse under subsection 2(c) the factors to be considered include—

Moved: Baroness NoakesSponsor: Baroness Neville-Rolfe#52379
NotMovedClause 107EditBillBody

leave out lines 35 and 36 and insert— 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.”

Moved: Baroness NoakesSponsor: Baroness Neville-Rolfe#52380
NotMovedClause 18EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Baroness AltmannSponsor: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted#52391
NotMovedClause 16EditBillBody

at end insert— processes for regular member data accuracy audits, reporting of error rates in member records and reporting on resolution of any errors.”

Moved: Baroness Altmann#52392

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 17EditBillBody

leave out subsection (11)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53182
AgreedClause 17EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53183
AgreedClause 16EditBillBody

leave out subsection (6)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53184
AgreedClause 16EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53185
AgreedClause 15EditBillBody

leave out subsection (7)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53186
AgreedClause 15EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53187
AgreedClause 14EditBillBody

leave out subsection (6)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53188
AgreedClause 14EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53189
AgreedClause 13EditBillBody

leave out subsection (9)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53190
AgreedClause 13EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53191
AgreedClause 12EditBillBody

leave out subsection (5)

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53192
AgreedClause 12EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53193
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “Subsequent regulations under subsection (3)(a), and”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53194
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “The first”

Moved: Baroness Stedman-Scott#53195
NotMovedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out subsection (8)

Moved: Lord Sharkey#53283
WithdrawnClause 46EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#53286
NotMovedClause 46EditBillBody

at end insert— 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—

Moved: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#53287
WithdrawnClause 14EditBillBody

at end insert— 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.”

Moved: Baroness DrakeSponsor: Baroness Sherlock, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted#53288
NotMovedClause 16EditBillBody

at end insert— processes for regular member data accuracy audits, reporting of error rates in member records and reporting on resolution of any errors.”

Moved: Baroness Altmann#53290
AgreedClause 27EditBillBody

leave out “The notice” and insert “Any such notice must include the requirement that trustees make an assessment of the extent to which the scheme is operating in a manner fair to all members and”

Moved: Lord SharkeySponsor: Lord Vaux of Harrowden, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted#53293