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Statutory Instruments
Pensions
Made
6th March 2023
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2023
Coming into force
6th April 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 186(1)(a)(ii) and 315(2), (4) and (5) of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to, the Pensions Act 2004(1).
In accordance with section 317(1) of the Pensions Act 2004, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) and Fraud Compensation Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 6thApril 2023.
2. These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
3. In regulation 7 of the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005(2) (period of payment), in paragraph (2)(b) omit “and within one year of leaving the previous course”.
4. In regulation 8 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005(3) (interim payments), after paragraph (1)(b)(iv) insert—
“(v)costs, expenses and liabilities that arise as a consequence of the application;”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Laura Trott
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
6th March 2023
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/670) and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2184).
Regulation 3 amends the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005 to remove the requirement for a dependent child survivor to commence a qualifying course within one year of leaving the previous course. Regulation 3 allows dependent children to continue to receive compensation payments if they begin the new qualifying course before reaching the age of 23.
Regulation 4 amends the Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005, to include an additional specific liability incurred by the trustees of a scheme, when they make an application for compensation from the Fraud Compensation Fund.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
2004 c. 35. See section 318(1) for definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
S.I. 2005/670. As amended by S.I. 2005/2113.
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