SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Decisions and appeals

Extent Information

E1 Sch. 7 extends to Northern Ireland for certain purposes see s. 28(5)(f)

Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) E+W+S

20 E+W+S After section 171 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 there is inserted—

“171A Reports by Inland Revenue.

(1) The Inland Revenue shall prepare, either annually or at such times or intervals as may be prescribed, a report on the standards achieved by their officers in the making of decisions against which, by virtue of section 170(6), an appeal lies to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998.

(2) Any report under this section—

(a) may be included in any annual report by the Inland Revenue of which a copy is laid before each House of Parliament, or

(b) may be annexed to any report of the Secretary of State under section 81 of the Social Security Act 1998.

(3) A copy of every report under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament, unless the report is included in, or annexed to, a report of which a copy is so laid.”