Consultation outcome

Salary related pension schemes: abolition of contracting-out (consequential amendments)

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 20 October 2015
• Last updated: 1 March 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response: The Pensions Act 2014 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-709-5

PDF, 172 KB, 16 pages

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Detail of outcome

There was broad agreement by most respondents that the provisions in the Order:

• are necessary as a consequence of contracting out ending
• protect members’ rights
• will ensure schemes are able, post abolition, to carry out their administrative functions

The consultation response addresses concerns raised about certain administrative functions.

The legislation is published as follows:

• The Pensions Act 2014 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Scheme) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016

• The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes – Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

• The Pensions 2014 (Contributions Equivalent Premium)(Consequential Provision) and (Savings)(Amendment) Order 2016

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to secondary legislation related to the abolition of contracting-out from 6 April 2016.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 20 October 2015 to 11:45pm on 16 November 2015

Consultation description

This consultation asks for views on proposed further legislative changes in the draft Pensions Act 2014 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Scheme) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016.

The Order contains for the most part minor and technical changes to other secondary legislation to take account of the abolition of contracting out.

The proposed changes in the Order follow on from the regulations published in September 2015 (The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) (No.2) Regulations 2015).

Documents

The Pensions Act 2014 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016: consultation on the draft order

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-571-8

PDF, 193 KB, 29 pages

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Published 20 October 2015
Last updated 1 March 2016 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2016

   Published the government response to the consultation.

2. 21 October 2015

   Corrected an inaccuracy in the consultation description.

3. 20 October 2015

   First published.