Consultation outcome

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2013

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 4 October 2012
• Last updated: 9 May 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response: Occupational and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013

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Final impact assessment: Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment No.2) Regulations 2013

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Detail of outcome

We have merged all the amendments into one set of Occupational and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation sought views on changes to regulations which affect defined benefit workplace pension schemes.

This consultation ran from
4 October 2012 to 11:45pm on 14 November 2012

Consultation description

The amendments will:

• introduce a limited power for the trustees of schemes which provide bridging pensions to modify their schemes’ rules to take account of the impact of changes to State Pension Age (SPA)
• make various minor and technical amendments regarding indexation as a consequence of the switch to using the Consumer Prices Index rather than the Retail Prices Index, and measures in the Pensions Act 2011.

We have merged all the amendments into one set of Occupational and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013, which come into force on 6 April 2013.

More information

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Documents

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2013 consultation

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Published 4 October 2012
Last updated 9 May 2013 + show all updates

1. 9 May 2013

   Correct version of final impact assessment published.

2. 4 October 2012

   First published.