Workplace pension reform: consultation on draft regulations and guidance

Start date 19 July 2011

End date 11 October 2011

This consultation document sought views on new draft regulations relating to the Government’s workplace pension reforms – the Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 and the Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011.

Also included in the consultation were two draft Orders in Council, relating to offshore workers and compromise agreements respectively, and draft guidance for persons certifying pension schemes.

Government response

The Government published its response to this consultation on 1 February 2012.

• Government response – Workplace Pension Reform: Completing the legislative framework for Automatic Enrolment (287KB)

Guidance

• Guidance on certifying money purchase pension schemes (243KB) – updated 2 July 2012

Regulations

• The Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 (109KB)
• The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (94KB)
• The Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012 (34KB)
• The Compromise Agreements (Automatic Enrolment) (Description of Person) Order 2012 (16KB)

Explanatory Memorandum

• Explanatory memorandum – Automatic Enrolment Statutory Instruments 2012 (67KB)

Impact assessment

• Workplace Pension Reform secondary legislation – impact assessment (final stage) (302KB)

The consultation

• Workplace Pension Reform: Completing the legislative framework for Automatic Enrolment (318KB)

Guidance

• Draft – Guidance on certifying money purchase pension schemes (243KB)

Regulations

• Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 (206KB)
• Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (74KB)
• Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2011 (27KB)
• Compromise Agreements (Pensions Act 2008) (Description of Person) Order 2011 (24KB)

Impact assessment

• Consultation stage – Workplace Pension Reform secondary legislation – impact assessment (410KB)