Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. APPROPRIATE FORMATS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RESULTS TO BE TRANSMITTED

1. APPROPRIATE FORMATS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RESULTS TO BE TRANSMITTED FOR THE ESSPROS CORE SYSTEM U.K.

1.1. List of schemes U.K.

The following information must be provided, using a standard table:

(1)

a serial number to identify each scheme;

(2)

the name of each scheme;

(3)

an abbreviation of the name (optional);

(4)

the classification of the schemes based on the five criteria set in the ESSPROS Manual produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Member States.

1.2. Quantitative data U.K.

The ESSPROS questionnaire on quantitative data covers receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits.

1.2.1. Organisation of data U.K.

Data must refer to one of the calendar years for which information is to be transmitted (in accordance with Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 on the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS)).

The standard table for yearly data is built as follows:

• the rows correspond to the detailed classification of receipts, expenditure and benefits,

• the columns correspond to the schemes listed in the ‘list of schemes’ table (one column per scheme plus one column for the total of all the schemes),

• if a new scheme is to be added, this is to be done by adding a new column to the table.

1.2.2. Data to be transmitted U.K.

Data in national currency must be provided for each year at the level of the elementary item; most detailed data must be provided scheme by scheme (the aggregates are automatically calculated by formulae).

1.2.3. Reference Manual U.K.

The detailed classification to be used for providing data is laid down in Appendix 1 to the ESSPROS Manual produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Member States.

1.3. Qualitative information by schemes and detailed benefits U.K.

The ESSPROS questionnaire for qualitative information covers of the fields specified in Appendix 2 to the ESSPROS Manual produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Member States.

1.3.1. Organisation of data U.K.

Data must refer to one of the calendar years for which information is to be transmitted (in accordance with Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 on the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS)).

The information consists of:

• information relevant to all the schemes operating in the country,

• specific information for each of the schemes separately.

1.3.2. Information to be transmitted U.K.

Member States must provide or update qualitative information on each scheme and on each detailed benefit.

1.3.3. Reference Manual U.K.

The detailed information to be transmitted is laid down in Appendix 2 of the ESSPROS Manual produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Member States.

2. APPROPRIATE FORMATS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RESULTS TO BE TRANSMITTED FOR THE MODULE ON PENSION BENEFICIARIES U.K.

The ESSPROS questionnaire on pension beneficiaries is a standard table.

2.1. Organisation of data U.K.

Data must refer to one of the calendar years for which information is to be transmitted (in accordance with Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 on the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS)).

The standard table for yearly data is built as follows:

• the rows correspond to the pension beneficiaries categories based on the classification in Appendix 3 of the ESSPROS Manual produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Member States,

• the columns correspond to schemes for which there is at least one beneficiaries category.

2.2. Data to be transmitted U.K.

Data on beneficiaries must be provided for each year.

Questionnaire U.K.

The questionnaire is a table to be filled in only for those benefits on which there is expenditure in the country concerned. If a new scheme is started up, it may be added, maintaining the same format. The data collection sheet is specific by country and/or by year.

Reference date U.K.

The collection of stock data for year N refers to the number of beneficiaries at the end of the calendar year.

Data on gender U.K.

Data on beneficiaries are to be broken down by gender. These data are compulsory only for the total of all schemes level.