6.—(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of section 8(4)(a) of the Act (application for authorisation).
(2) The other information to be included in an application, in relation to each person acting in a capacity mentioned in section 11(2) of the Act (fit and proper persons requirement), is—
(a)in the case of an individual—
(i)the person’s full name;
(ii)the person’s date of birth;
(iii)the title and description of the person’s role in relation to the scheme;
(iv)(aa)the person’s residential address and address for correspondence, if different, and
(bb)if there has been a change to the person’s residential address at any time in the period of five years before the date of the application for authorisation, their other residential addresses falling within that period;
(v)a criminal conviction certificate obtained by means of an application in accordance with section 112(1) of the Police Act 1997(1) (criminal conviction certificates) or, in relation to the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, any equivalent document;
(b)where that person is acting in a capacity mentioned in section 11(2)(a) to (d) and that person is a body corporate—
(i)the full name of each individual who is performing, or who will be performing, the functions of that person in relation to the scheme in the exercise of a management or executive role in relation to that person;
(ii)the date of birth of each such individual;
(iii)(aa)the residential address of each such individual and their address for correspondence, if different, and
(bb)if there has been a change to each such individual’s residential address at any time in the period of five years before the date of the application for authorisation, their other residential addresses falling within that period;
(c)in the case of any person, responses to a list of questions that may be asked by the Regulator, as part of an application for authorisation, to assess whether the person is a fit and proper person.
(3) The other information to be included in an application, in relation to whether the scheme is financially sustainable, is the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3.
(4) The other information to be included in an application, in relation to whether the systems and processes used for communicating with members and others are adequate, is details of the systems and processes used, or intended to be used, for the purposes of communicating with relevant persons, including details of the matters set out in Schedule 4.
(5) The other information to be included in an application, in relation to whether the systems and processes used in running the scheme are sufficient, is—
(a)details of the systems and processes used, or intended to be used, in the running of the scheme, including details of the matters set out in Schedule 5;
(b)whether the systems and processes used, or intended to be used, in the running of the scheme have been devised, applied or maintained by the scheme or a service provider.
(6) The other information to be included in an application is—
(a)the name of the scheme;
(b)the name of each employer in relation to the scheme;
(c)the date on which it is proposed that the scheme will begin operating, subject to the Regulator’s decision under section 9(1) of the Act (decision on application);
(d)the contact details of the trustees making the application;
(e)a copy of the rules of the scheme;
(f)a copy of the scheme’s trust deed.
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6), the date on which it is proposed that the scheme will begin operating is the date proposed as the date on which, in relation to the scheme, a person is to first accept money as described in section 7(5)(a) or (b) of the Act.
1997 c. 50; section 112(1) was amended by section 79(1) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14), sections 97(2) and 112(2) of and Part 8 of Schedule 8 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), section 80(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), S.S.I. 2006/50 and S.I. 2012/3006.