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Pensions Regulator definition

What does Pensions Regulator mean? The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is the UK regulator for work-based pension schemes in legal practice: it oversees occupational (trust-based) schemes and employer duties for work-based personal pensions, including automatic enrolment. Created by the Pensions Act 2004 (replacing OPRA in April 2005), its statutory objectives are to protect members’ benefits, reduce the risk of claims on the pension protection fund, promote and improve understanding of good administration, maximise compliance with employer automatic enrolment duties, and, for defined benefit funding, to minimise any adverse impact on the sustainable growth of an employer. TPR issues codes of practice and guidance and can require...

The Pensions Regulator and UK public service pension schemes: governance, General Code compliance, contributions monitoring, member communications, dispute resolution and breach reporting duties for scheme managers and pension boards

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Practice notes

The Pensions Regulator

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is the statutory authority overseeing occupational pension schemes, with a view to, among other aims, safeguarding members’ benefits, minimising calls on the Pension Protection Fund, and promoting and improving understanding of the good administration of work‑based pension schemes. Its remit also extends to UK public service schemes.

TPR supplies guidance, education and training, and practical assistance to support scheme managers, pension boards, administrators, employers and others in meeting legal obligations while striving for best practice. It collaborates with scheme advisory boards so its message and guidance reach the widest possible audience.

Where it considers it necessary, TPR has said it is willing to deploy its powers in relation to public service pension schemes. Detailing particular cases falls outside the scope of this Practice Note. Nonetheless, TPR has confirmed it has exercised its powers in the public service pension arena.

This Practice Note reviews the Pensions Regulator’s Requirements and Recommendations for public sector pension schemes, which, until 2014, had for the most part sat outside the Regulator’s remit. In particular, it examines the public sector schemes under the Regulator’s...

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David Gallagher

Fieldfisher

David Gallagher is head of the pensions practice at Fieldfisher and advises a wide range of clients - employers large and small, trustees, pension product providers and individuals - on day-to-day pensions matters, scheme restructurings, winding up schemes, investment and litigation issues.Originally qualified as a barrister, David worked in the public sector from 1993 to the end of 1999. He has specialised in pensions law since 1996. David has played a leading role in developing the firm's public sector pensions practice which is now widely recognised as a market leader. He has worked on a number of high profile and sensitive projects for government bodies and he has been at the forefront of developing drafting solutions for the greater protection of public funds on future re-tenders mandated by revised government guidance.David handles all areas of work, from drafting trust deeds and rules for new...

Paul Carney

Shoosmiths

Paul advises employers, trustees and public bodies on the legal aspects of all matters relating to pension law. Paul has particular expertise in advising on public service pension schemes and is experienced in drafting documentation for private sector schemes as well as providing ongoing advice on the day to day running of pension schemes. He also provides support to employers and trustees on pensions’ aspects of corporate transactions.Paul’s recent work includes:advising a higher education body in relation to its ongoing participation in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme and the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme;advising the trustees of an occupational pension scheme in relation to a challenge raised in connection with changes made to the rules of their pension scheme some years earlier in circumstances where those changes may, according to applicable (and recent) case law, have been...

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