Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations7

Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (information to be made available to members), is amended as follows—

a

in paragraph 1—

i

for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

a

an estimate of its amount, calculated and verified in accordance with regulations 7 to 7E on the basis that the member’s pensionable service terminated or will terminate on a particular date;

ii

at the end of sub-paragraph (c), insert “and”;

iii

omit sub-paragraph (d); and

iv

in sub-paragraph (e)—

aa

for “has been reduced by reference to regulation 8”, substitute “included a reduction of the initial cash equivalent under Schedule 1A”; and

bb

for paragraph (i), substitute—

i

a statement of that fact, a statement of the amount by which the initial cash equivalent has been reduced and an explanation of the reason for the reduction, which must refer to the paragraph of Schedule 1A relied upon,

b

after paragraph 2, insert—

3

Where information is made available under paragraph 1 or 2 to a member of a salary related scheme, the information to be made available to such a member also includes—

a

a statement that the Financial Services Authority16, the Regulatory Authority17 and the Pensions Advisory Service18 provide information about transfers that may assist the member in deciding whether to transfer;

b

if the scheme is an eligible scheme as defined in section 126 of the 2004 Act (eligible schemes), confirmation that the scheme is so eligible and that the Board of the Pension Protection Fund19 exists;

c

a recommendation that the member should take financial advice before making decisions about transfers.