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Pensions Act 2004

Pensions Act 2004

2004 CHAPTER 35

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – the Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Chapter 5 – Gathering Information
Reports
Section 205: Publishing reports etc

729.This section enables the Board to publish reports in any form (including for example on the internet), and sets out that the reports will be exempt from defamation, unless the reports are made with malice. The provision is designed to allow the Board to publish a variety of reports if it considers it appropriate. For example, this could include reports containing details of consultation exercises, or statistics concerning the Board’s functions, or recommendations of good practice for schemes which are taken over by the Board. It will also allow the Board to publish details of its decisions, and its decision-making processes, where it is appropriate to do so

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